is banned from going into mainland china. this is a sensitive time and they are aware of that in taipei. they don't expect any chinese military response on a large scale in the taiwan strait, like what we saw after nancy pelosi, until perhaps may 20th which is when the inauguration is set. right now the weather is simply not good, but china not happy. snow rarely falls on the taiwanese capital, but on this night a blizzard of confetti. thunderous applause on the winning side, on the losing side calls for unity as taipei braces for beijing's brewing storm. >> the most important part for me is our relationship with china and we've been bullied like for years on end and i just can't stand kneeling down to their demands ands meddling with our elections. >> reporter: to say china did not want this result is the understatement of the month, maybe the year.