Russia, commenting on Taiwan elections, says it is integral part of China

Russia foreign ministry commented after Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday that Moscow continued to view Taiwan as an integral part of China.

Taiwan Election Results: Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai celebrates his victory in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)

Zakharova, who set out Russia's stance in a statement, was commenting after Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him.