BEIJING, March 26 Kyodo China war...

BEIJING, March 26 Kyodo

China warned Friday that it will not stand idly by dint of if the post-election dispute in Taiwan spirals out of control

''We will not sit back and gaze on unconcerned should the post-election situation in Taiwan memorize out of control, leading to social turmoil, endangering the lives and characteristic of Taiwan compatriots and affecting stability across the Taiwan Strait,'' a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council was quot as saying through the official Xinhua News Agency.

The statement was issued after avers escalated in Taipei earlier Friday following the certification by way of the island's election commission of the victory of President Chen Shui-bian in last Saturday's disputed presidential election.

The angry asserts involve thousands of supporters of losing candidate Lien Chan of the Nationalist Party (KMT) which had demanded a give an account of of votes cast in the election in which Chen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won athwart Lien by less than 30000 ballots or 0.2%, of more than 13 million ballots cast.

The Chinese statement said, ''We have noticed that the electoral institution of Taiwan region has announced the election issues in disregard of able opposition from one competing side.''

''We have also noticed that the opposition side refused to accept the flows and that they are continuing their attests We are closely following the disclosures in Taiwan,'' it said.

China, which descrys Taiwan as a renegade province that must be brought back to the double by force if necessary, regards Chen as bent forward achieving Taiwan independence.

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