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China needs to face reality and respect the will of the Taiwanese people according to Taiwan's newly re-elected president sighing one speaking exclusively to the BBC presidents.

I said that the threat from China which claims that the self-governing island as part of its territory is intensifying but she warned that any military action could prove costly to China our correspondent john suds worth spoke to the president in Taiwan's capitalTaipei.

It was her warnings about China that hit home with voters but now she had something to say directly to Beijing this is a very strong message phone the people of Taiwan that are you know they don't like the idea of being threatened all the time where a successful Democracy.

We have pretty decent economy yeah with ease of respect from China her critics say she's reckless that she risks provoking China but her promise to stand up for Taiwan saw her re-elected by a landslide in Saturday's vote China has been intensifying its start.

They have also some actions military exercises and they have their military vessels or aircraft crew sing around the island and also with the things happening in Hong Kong people get a real sense that this threat is real your predecessor Myung Joe was able to preserve Taiwanese democracy,

Whilst building stronger ties with China what's not to like about that approach the situation has changed so we're facing a very difficult different situation.

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Now Taiwan is also changing the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage it is she says growing evermore distinct from China we are an independent country as already.

We call ourselves republican Taiwan and we do have cup Minh and us have the military and we have elections few statements are likely to infuriate China more with pressure bound to increase,

Taiwan's the military is being beefed up you cannot exclude the possibility of war at any time do you believe you would be able to stand up to  a military action I do think we have a pretty decent capability here invading Taiwan is something that is going to be very costly for China.

She says she plans to further, strengthen Taiwan's democracy the very thing that divides it from its authoritarian neighbor may in the end prove its most powerful defense.