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Survey on ECFA and Issues Associated with Mainland Capital Investments in Taiwan
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 2009/04/20
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Survey on ECFA and Issues Associated with Mainland Capital Investments in Taiwan
Conducted by Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)
1. Do you think Taiwan and Mainland should develop a closer economic / trade relationship, out of consideration for Taiwan’s economic development?
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Yes
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69.2%
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No
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21.9%
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Don’t know
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8.9%
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2. Do you think that our government should sign an ECFA (Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement) with the Mainland in order to manage cross-Strait economic / trade issues?
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Yes
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70%
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No
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23.5%
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Don’t know
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6.5%
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3. Do you think that our government should continue the previous active policy of pushing for economic cooperation with the rest of the world?
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Yes
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83%
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No
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9.4%
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Don’t know
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7.6%
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4. Do you think that the singing of an ECFA with the Mainland would help Taiwan in signing FTAs with the rest of the world?
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Yes
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60.3%
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No
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24.8%
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Don’t know
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14.9%
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5. Do you think that the signing of an ECFA with the Mainland will have positive, negative, or no effects on improving Taiwan’s economy?
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Positive effects
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55.9%
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Negative effects
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22.2%
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No effects
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12.7%
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Don’t know
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9.2%
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6. Do you think signing a cross-Strait ECFA would downgrade our sovereignty?
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Yes
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37.7%
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No
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53.6%
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Don’t know
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8.7%
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7. What do you think is the most important item in cross-Strait negotiations? (Multiple options acceptable)
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Protection of intellectual property rights
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77.7%
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Commodity inspection and quarantine
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76.1%
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Investment gurantee
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73.2%
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Tariff reduction
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66.5%
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Trade in services
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55.9%
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8. To what extent do you think our government should allow Mainlanders to invest in Taiwan?
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Allow investments with limitations
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79.9%
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Do not allow investments
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17.2%
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Don’t know
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2.9%
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9. What effect do you think allowing the Mainland to invest in Taiwan will have on job opportunities in Taiwan?
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Increase job opportunities
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48.7%
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Decrease job opportunities
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23.7%
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No effect
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22%
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Don’t know
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5.6%
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10. Do you think that allowing the Mainland to invest in Taiwan will have more benefits than detriments or vise versa in regards to Taiwan?
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More benefits than detriments
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58.8%
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More detriments than benefits
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25.5%
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Don’t know
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15.7%
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11. What kind of effects on cross-Strait development do you think allowing the Mainland to invest in Taiwan will have?
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Positive effects
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58.4%
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Negative effects
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20.9%
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No effects
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12.8%
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Don’t know
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7.9%
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Note: The public opinion poll was conducted from April 8 to April 11 with 1,067 people over 20 years of age successfully surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.0 % with a 95 % confidence interval.
Sources: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)
http://www.mac.gov.tw/big5/mlpolicy/pos/9804/980419a.pdf
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