On January 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan released a statement regarding presidential elections that were held in Taiwan a day before.

The statement, in particular, noted that Tajikistan firmly pursues the one-China policy and considers the Government of the People’s Republic of China to be the only legitimate and representative government of all of China. 

“Recognizing Taiwan as an integral part of the territory of China, Tajikistan resolutely opposes any attempts at external interference in the internal affairs of this friendly country,” reads the statement.  

Recall, President Emomali Rahmon in May last year paid a state visit to China and on May 18 held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of  the China-Central Asia Summit and a state visit.

China’s Embassy in Tehran notes that Emomali Rahmon said during the talks that Tajikistan-China relations are built on a high degree of mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual support.

“…Tajikistan will unswervingly abide by the one-China policy, and stay firmly committed to developing the Tajikistan-China strategic partnership and building a Tajikistan-China community with a shared future,” Tajik president was cited as saying. 

Meanwhile, some media reports say Taiwanese voters on Saturday handed the island's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) a third straight presidency.  In a tight three-way race, Lai Ching-te reportedly defeated Hou Yu-ih of the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je of the upstart populist Taiwan People's Party (TPP).

According to Nikkei, Lai is likely to continue the policies of incumbent Tsai Ing-wen and seek to maintain the status quo with China over the next four years after he takes office in May.