Beijing insists Taiwan is part of China

Taiwanese voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The move angered Beijing, which issued a statement after the results insisting that "Taiwan is part of China".

Also in the programme: we hear from a resident in Kyiv; and looking ahead to the announcement of the winner of Britain's biggest poetry prize.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Dimitar Bechev, lecturer at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies; and Paula Erizanu, writer and journalist.

(Photo: Taiwanese Vice President and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai Ching-te (C-L) and vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim (C-R) celebrate. CREDIT: EPA/DANIEL CENG)