The great majority of people in Taiwan disapprove of China’s composite threats against Taiwan and attempts to eliminate the political framework of the Republic of China (Taiwan), according to a poll released by the Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council Dec. 5.
The same survey shows that nearly 84 percent of the respondents are in favor of the current status quo across the Taiwan Strait, while 87 percent believe that the future of Taiwan shall be determined by its people, with most standing by the government’s policy of defending its national sovereignty and cross-strait peace and stability, the MAC added.
According to the MAC, nearly 90 percent disapprove of Beijing’s long-term military threats, economic coercion and diplomatic oppression of Taiwan, while nearly 85 percent disapprove of its claim at global venues that Taiwan is a Chinese internal issue and the demand that other countries should stand by its so-called “one China” principle.
At the same time, 87 percent disapprove of Beijing’s “one country, two-system” approach, with 71 percent disapproving of its insistence that the two sides can resume negotiation only under the so-called “1992 consensus” of the “one China principle.”
In addition, nearly 85 percent support the idea that the government should stand by the ROC Constitution, while 74 percent think that the ROC and the People’s Republic of China do not belong to each other, with 74 percent believing that Taiwan nationals’ Chinese spouses should rescind Chinese citizenship before taking on public positions.
The MAC said the government will maintain its current cross-strait policies and implement President Lai Ching-te’s Four Pillars of Peace action plan to defend Taiwan’s national sovereignty, freedom and democracy . It called on China to face the current cross-strait status quo in a pragmatic manner, respect the will of the people and resume meaningful dialogue with Taiwan without any political preconditions so as to explore a way for both sides to peacefully co-exist.
Conducted Nov. 26-30 by the Election Study Center of Taipei City-based National Chengchi University, the telephone survey involved 1,071 individuals aged over 20 nationwide. It has an error margin of 2.99 percent with a confidence level of 95 percent. (SFC-E)
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