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China Times Public Opinion Poll (Ma’s first anniversary as President)
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 2009/05/18
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China Times Public Opinion Poll
(May 18, 2009)
Survey Topic: Poll on Ma’s first anniversary as President
1. What do you think the current cross-Strait relationship is? Amicable or antagonistic?
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Amicable
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56.9%
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Antagonistic
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15.7%
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Others
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2.8%
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No opinion / Don’t know
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24.6%
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2. President Ma has been in office for one year now, and his administration has proposed a flexible diplomatic policy, hoping to end the cross-Strait tug-of-war. Are you satisfied with the result of flexible diplomacy?
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Yes
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48.4%
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No
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24.8%
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No opinion / Don’t know
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26.8%
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3. President Ma has been in the office for a year now, and cross-Strait institutionalized negotiations have resumed and three Chiang-Chen talks have taken place. Are you satisfied with the results?
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Yes
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51.9%
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No
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24.9%
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No opinion / Don’t know
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23.2%
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4. President Ma has been in office for one year now. Do you think that his cross-Strait policies have harmed our sovereignty?
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Yes
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36.7%
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No
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49.5%
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No opinion / Don’t know
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13.7%
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5. Do you think our national defense budget should increase, decrease, or stay the same?
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Increase
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24.2%
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Decrease
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17.3%
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Stay the same
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41.8%
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No opinion / Don’t know
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16.6%
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6. Do you support replacing the compulsory military service with all-volunteer system?
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Yes
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45.9%
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No
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38.6%
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No opinion / Don’t know
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15.5%
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7. Are you satisfied with President Ma’s performance in handing the issues associated with the 2/28 Incident?
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Yes
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46.0%
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No
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25.1%
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No opinion / Don’t know
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28.9%
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8. With regard to our relationship with the Chinese Mainland, do you think we should pursue independence, maintain the status quo, or reunite with the Mainland?
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Pursue independence as soon as possible
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9.2%
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Maintain the status quo for now and pursue independence later
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23.6%
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Maintain the status quo forever
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43.6%
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Maintain the status quo for now and reunite with the Mainland later
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14.4%
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Reunite with the Mainland as soon as possible
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1.2%
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No opinion / Don’t know
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8.1%
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9. Do you think the current speed of cross-Strait exchanges pushed by the Ma administration is too fast, too slow, or just right?
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Too fast
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36.8%
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Too slow
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7.0%
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Just right
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45.0
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No opinion / Don’t know
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11.2%
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Note: This public opinion poll was conducted from May 12 to May 14 with 1,007 people over 20 years of age successfully surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3.2 % with a 95 % confidence interval.
Source: China Times
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