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Survey on Third Chiang-Chen Talks
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 2009/05/06
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Survey on Third Chiang-Chen Talks
Conducted by the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)
(May 6, 2009)
1. Do you support that both sides of the Taiwan Strait deal with cross-Strait issues through institutionalized negotiations?
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Yes
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73.8%
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No
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17.1%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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9.1%
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2. How do you feel about the two institutionalized talks per year held by the Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the Association of Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS)?
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Too frequent
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13.8%
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Just right
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58.1%
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Not frequent enough
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20.8%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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7.3%
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3. Are you satisfied with the Agreement on Joint Crime Fighting and Mutual Legal Assistance in Judicial Matters signed at the Third Chiang-Chen Talks?
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Yes
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78.8%
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No
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17%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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4.2%
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4. Are you satisfied with the Supplemental Agreement on Air Transportation signed at the Third Chiang-Chen Talks?
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Yes
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71.8%
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No
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23.8%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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4.4%
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5. Are you satisfied with the Agreement on Financial Services Cooperation signed at the Third Chiang-Chen Talks?
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Yes
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58.8%
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No
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31%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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10.2%
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6. Are you satisfied that both sides of the Strait have reached consensus on promoting cross-Strait two-way investment?
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Yes
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64.5%
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No
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30.9%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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4.6%
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7. Do you think the three agreements signed and one consensus reached at the Third Chiang-Chen Talks have a positive or negative impact on Taiwan’s economic development?
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Positive impact
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66.7%
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Negative impact
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23.7%
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No Impact
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4.2%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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5.4%
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8. Are you satisfied with the overall results of the Third Chiang-Chen Talks?
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Yes
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62.8%
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No
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31.7%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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5.5%
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9. Based on the results of the Third Chiang-Chen Talks, do you think that Taiwan’s interests are preserved?
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Yes
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56.9%
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No
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33.1%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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10%
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10. Based on the results of the Third Chiang-Chen Talks, do you think our sovereignty has been downgraded?
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Yes
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39.5%
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No
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54.3%
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Don’t know / Declined to answer
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6.2%
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11. What issues do you hope will be discussed in the next round of cross-Strait negotiations?
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Agricultural products inspection and quarantine
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57.2%
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Avoid double taxation
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52%
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Cross-Strait inspection standard and accreditation cooperation
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48.4%
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Cross-Strait fishery services cooperation
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26.9%
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Note: The public opinion poll was conducted from April 28 to April 30 with 1,068 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)
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