Poll on Issues Associated with the Third Chiang-Chen Talks and Mainland Tourists Visiting Taiwan

The Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) had their third meeting (Third Chiang-Chen Talks) on April 26th in Nanjing, China. Three agreements have been signed and a joint communiqué was issued on allowing Mainland capital to be invested in Taiwan. Did you know about this?
Yes	No	Total
60.1	39.9	100.0

In the meeting, a Supplementary Air Agreement was signed, in which both sides agreed to increase the number of scheduled direct flights and charter flights from 108 flights per week to 270 and open up a new southern direct route that was not required to pass through Hong Kong air space. Are you satisfied with this result?
Yes	No	No clear response	Total
48.6	14.9	36.5	100.0

In the meeting, a Cross-Strait Financial Cooperation Agreement was signed, in which financial institutions (banks) of both sides will cooperate in financial regulation and management, New Taiwan Dollars (NTD) and Ren Min Bi (RMB) currency exchanges, and mutual establishment of financial institutions. Are you satisfied with this result?
Yes	No	No clear response	Total
52.7	17.0	30.3	100.0

In the meeting, agreements on Joint Crime Prevention and Mutual Legal Assistance in Judicial Matter were signed. Both sides will strengthen their cooperation in exchanging information, assisting in investigation and combating crimes. When an offender is sentenced to a prison term, if both sides agree, the offender could be repatriated back to his/her homeland to serve out his/her sentence. Are you satisfied with this result?
Yes	No	No clear response	Total
75.0	11.7	13.3	100.0

In the meeting, a joint communiqué on allowing Mainland capital to be invested in Taiwan was released. The Mainland will actively encourage entrepreneurs to invest in Taiwan, and Taiwan will gradually increase the scope of Mainland’s investment in Taiwan. Are you satisfied with this result?
Yes	No	No clear response	Total
49.6	28.4	22.0	100.0

In the meeting, negotiation topics for the Fourth Chiang-Chen Talks slated for the end of the year were agreed upon, namely: Fishery Labor, Agricultural Product Inspection and Quarantine, Product Testing and Authentication, and Double Taxation Avoidance. Are you satisfied with this result?
Yes	No	No clear response	Total
59.1	13.6	27.3	100.0

In the meeting, our representatives proposed that an “Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement” (ECFA) also be discussed at the Fourth Chiang-Chen Meeting. However, the Mainland representatives said that they needed more time to discuss and prepare, and therefore, the ECFA issue will not be discussed during the Fourth Chiang-Chen Talks to be held by the end of the year. Are you satisfied with this result?
Yes	No	No clear response	Total
27.4	31.0	41.6	100.0

Some say the three agreements and one joint statement signed during the meeting are beneficial to Taiwan’s overall economic / trade development. Do you agree?
Yes, very much	Yes, somewhat	Not so much	Not at all	Others	No clear response	Total
Yes		No
16.4	34.3	13.3	10.0	0.3	25.7	100.0
50.7		23.3

Some say the three agreements and one joint statement signed during the meeting are beneficial to our sovereignty and international space. Do you agree?
Yes, very much	Yes, somewhat	Not so much	Not at all	Others	No clear response	Total
Yes		No
12.6	27.7	17.1	14.7	0.4	27.5	100.0
40.3		31.8

Overall, are you satisfied with the results of meetings between the SEF and ARATS?
Yes	No	No clear response	Total
53.9	20.7	25.4	100.0

Do you think the current speed of cross-Strait exchanges is too fast, to slow, or just right?
Too fast	Too slow	Just right	Others	No clear response	Total
36.0	9.0	40.7	0.3	14.0	100.0

During the past month, did you have any contact with Mainland tourists visiting Taiwan?
Yes	No	No clear response	Total
15.9	83.6	0.5	100.0

Overall, do you have a good or a bad impression of Mainland tourists?
Good impression	Neither good nor bad impression	Bad impression	No clear response	Total
24.9	19.1	33.3	22.7	100.0

Some say that in order to safeguard tourism quality, we need to limit the number of the Mainland tourists visiting Taiwan to no more than 3,000 per day. Others say that Mainland tourists bring consumption, which stimulates economic growth; therefore, we should allow more Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan. What do you think?
Maintain the 3,000 tourists per day limit	Allow more Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan	Oppose allowing Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan at all	It is not necessary to limit the number of Mainland tourists allowed to visit Taiwan	Others	No clear response	Total
48.3	28.7	3.4	3.1	1.7	14.8	100.0

Do you think that allowing Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan will have a positive or negative impact on Taiwan’s development in the long run?
Positive impact	Negative impact	No clear response	Total
59.0	17.8	23.2	100.0

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