China reacts to Donald Trump's victory in U.S. election

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reacted to the results of the U.S. presidential election and declared "peaceful coexistence".

This is reported by Radio Svoboda.

"China's policy on the U.S. is consistent. We will continue to develop our bilateral relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said when asked how the outcome of the U.S. presidential election would affect China's foreign policy and relations between the countries.

At the same time, the spokeswoman refused to answer questions about how China is preparing for the possibility of raising tariffs on Chinese goods, as Donald Trump had previously promised to do.

As previously reported, the U.S. presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump, announced his victory in the election.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on November 5, presidential election was held in the U.S., where the main candidates were the current vice president, 60-year-old Democrat Kamala Harris, and the ex-president of the U.S., 78-year-old Republican Donald Trump. On the same date, the Congress was renewed - elections to both chambers were held.

On election day in the U.S., several false mine threats originating from russia briefly disrupted voting at two polling stations in the state of Georgia.