China's Foreign Ministry congratulates Trump on his election victory

China's Foreign Ministry has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a statement released on Wednesday.

Source: statement released on the Foreign Ministry's website

Details: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has not yet publicly commented on the US election results.

"We respect the choice of the American people and express our congratulations to Mr Trump on his election as president," the Foreign Ministry said in the statement.

"Our policy towards the US is consistent," said Mao Ning, spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry, at a regular press conference in Beijing, answering a question about how Trump's return to the Oval Office would affect US-China relations.

"We will continue to view and handle China-US relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful co-existence and win-win cooperation," she was quoted as saying by Reuters.

Background: 

• Russian media outlet Verstka claimed that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had informally congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the presidential election, although it was not publicly reported.
• CNN previously reported that Donald Trump, who values flattery and loyalty, closely monitors which world leaders attempt to reach out to him.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Trump on his victory, recalling their "great meeting" in September, during which they discussed the Ukraine-US strategic partnership in detail.

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