Taiwan’s latest poll: Nearly 90% oppose Beijing’s “one country, two systems”

Taiwan‘s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) released the results of its latest poll on cross-strait-related issues on the 25th, with nearly ninety percent (88.2%) of respondents opposing Beijing‘s “one country, two systems” Taiwan proposal; more than seventy percent (75.5%) supported the government’s call for the mainland to stop suppressing democracy and freedom in Hong Kong.

The survey conducted by the Election Research Center of National Chengchi University in Taiwan, commissioned by the Land Commission, also revealed that 74.9 percent of the respondents disagreed with the “1992 Consensus” and other positions on the “One China Principle”, while 82.8 percent supported the government’s self-defense and defense of national sovereignty and democracy in Taiwan. The number of people who support the government’s self-defense and defense of national sovereignty and democracy in Taiwan is 82.8%. Nearly 80 percent (79.4%) of the respondents support the Taiwan government’s efforts to strengthen security management of Chinese people coming to Taiwan by referring to the practices of other countries, while 75.8% believe the government should remind people of the possible risks of investing in China.

On the issue of long-term observation, the poll results show that the majority of people (85.8%) still advocate “maintaining the status quo in a broad sense”; 77.2% and 60.6% respectively believe that the CCP’s attitude toward the Taiwanese government and people is unfriendly; while those who support the future of Taiwan and the development of cross-strait relations should be decided by Taiwan’s 23 million people. Those who support Taiwan’s future and the development of cross-strait relations should be decided by Taiwan’s 23 million people are as high as 84.7%, maintaining a stable long-term trend.

After the survey results were released, Vice Chairman and Spokesman of the Mainland Affairs Council Chiu Chui-ching said: The government’s policy position of defending national sovereignty and Taiwan’s democracy and striving to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is firm and consistent. He called on the Beijing authorities to face up to reality and Taiwan’s public opinion, abandon the political framework and military intimidation imposed on Taiwan, solve problems through mutual respect and pragmatic dialogue, and make relative efforts to carry out exchanges and interactions, which will help The positive development of cross-strait relations.