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Want Daily (People’s Views on the Chinese Mainland)
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 2009/08/12
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Want Daily
【A new daily newspaper founded by the China Times Group, whose maiden issue
appeared on August 11】
(August 11, 2009)
Survey Topic: People’s Views on the Chinese Mainland
1. Do you think Mainland China is important to Taiwan’s future development?
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Yes
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57.4%
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No
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12.0%
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Don’t know
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30.6%
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2. Do you think you understand Mainland China?
3. Do you think you need to understand Mainland China?
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Yes
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45.4%
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No
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47.7%
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Don’t know
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6.9%
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4. If you think you need to understand the Chinese Mainland, what would you like to understand about it the most?
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Politics
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20.0%
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Military
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4.0%
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Foreign Affairs (International status)
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4.7%
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Economic policies / Economic growth rate
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58.4%
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Investment opportunities / Stock markets / Housing
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9.8%
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Society tidbits
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11.1%
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Cultural gaps
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18.7%
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Education
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9.2%
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Environmental protection
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2.4%
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Tourism
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7.8%
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Technological achievements
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4.7%
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Grave calamities
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0.3%
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Poverty issues
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2.7%
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Human rights / personal safety
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9.9%
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Others
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5.2%
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Don’t know
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16.4%
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5. Do you think there is enough information about Mainland China in Taiwan?
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Yes
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23.9%
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No
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48.6%
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Don’t know
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27.5%
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6. How many times have you been to Mainland China?
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Once
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10.1%
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Twice
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8.1%
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Three times
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3.9%
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Four times
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2.4%
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Five times
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0.8%
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More than five times
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12.7%
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Never been to Mainland China
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61.6%
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Don’t know
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0.4%
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7. Do you plan to go to Mainland China in the future?
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Yes
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38.0%
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No
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56.1%
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Don’t know
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5.9%
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8. If you plan to go to Mainland China in the future, what will be your purpose?
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Tourism
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73.2%
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Work / Start business
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14.5%
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Schooling
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0.7%
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Investment
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2.8%
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Buying property
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0.7%
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Finding a mate
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0%
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Retirement
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0.6%
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Visiting family / friends
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3.5%
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Others
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1.0%
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Don’t know
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2.9%
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9. If your child could enter both Peking University and National Taiwan University for the same degree program, which one would you advise him to go to?
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Peking University
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11.3%
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Taiwan University
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67.8%
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Don’t know
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20.9%
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10. Do you know that Mainland China is the country that has the most foreign exchange reserves in the world?
11. Over the past 10 years, do you think that Mainland China has progressed more or that Taiwan has progressed more?
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Mainland China
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72.0%
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Taiwan
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10.1%
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The same
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3.2%
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Don’t know
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14.8%
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12. Do you know what the soon-to-be negotiated cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) is?
13. Do you think that Mainland tourists or procurement groups will stimulate Taiwan’s economic development?
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Yes
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50.8%
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No
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34.9%
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Don’t know
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14.3%
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Note: The public opinion poll was conducted between August 3 and 4 with 1,075 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.
Source: Want Daily
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