By Karen Rockett Voters in Taiwan ignored warnings from China as the ruling party’s candidate William Lai won the island’s presidential election yesterday. Beijing had described the election as a choice between war and peace – but the Democratic Progressive Party rejects China ’s territorial claims. It is the first time a political party in Taiwan has won a third straight presidential election. Lai – branded a “troublemaker” by China – will take over from outgoing president Tsai Ing-wen. He said: “I want to thank the Taiwanese people for writing a new chapter in our democracy. “We have shown …