Following the landslide victory of Taiwan's pro-independence opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the polls this past weekend, China has made it clear to the winning candidates -- starting from President-elect Tsai lng-wen -- that Taiwan should abandon its 'hallucinations' of striving for independence and that any moves to pursue such an end would be 'poisonous.'

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The Chinese Cabinet's body tasked to handle Taiwan affairs has reaffirmed the One-China policy and its opposition to a Taiwan independence in the aftermath of the election of the pro-independence candidate Tsai as the first female president of Taiwan.

In a statement issued after Tsai's victory, the cabinet body said that although it respects the winners of the recent Taiwan elections, this does not in any way signal a change in the status quo of Taiwan independence.

The statement added that China would continue to work on maintaining peace and stability between the two sides.

The statement was issued following the presidential victory of Tsai, with her party members also gaining majority in the national legislature.

The election outcome, analysts said, is an outright rejection of the pro-Beijing Kuomintang Party, who have led the self-governing island for eight years.

China's official Xinhua news agency has also warned Taiwan about any moves towards independence.

"If there is no peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's new authority will find the sufferings of the people it wishes to resolve on the economy, livelihood and its youth will be as useless as looking for fish in a tree," it said.

Tsai, for her part, said that she, too, will maintain the status quo with China, although she has refused to acknowledge the principle that China and Taiwan are parts of a single nation to be unified eventually.

Tsai said her victory reflected Taiwan's desire for democracy and the people's will to have a government that is ' steadfast in protecting this nation's sovereignty.'

She said both China and Taiwan must find ways to interact with each other peacefully, while maintaining that China must respect Taiwan's international space.

Tsai's DPP won 68 seats in the 113-member national legislature, which used to be dominated by the Nationalists. The rest of the seats were won by independents and smaller parties.

Political observers say Tsai's win will further complicate China-Taiwan relationship. China has been vocal about its claim of sovereignty over Taiwan had earlier threatened that it will use force should Taiwan pursue independence.

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