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Mainland Affairs Council, Public Opinion Poll (Survey on the Fifth Chiang-Chen Talks)
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 2010/07/07
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Survey on the Fifth Chiang-Chen Talks
By the Mainland Affairs Council, The Executive Yuan
A Translation
(July 6, 2010)
1. A cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) was signed at the fifth Chiang-Chen Talks and 539 items of Taiwanese goods will enjoy tariff-free treatment or reduced tariffs when exported to the Mainland. Are you satisfied with this negotiation result?
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Very satisfied
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14.2%
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54.8%
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Somewhat satisfied
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40.6%
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Somewhat dissatisfied
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11.0%
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24.8%
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Very dissatisfied
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13.8%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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20.4%
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2. After the cross-Strait ECFA was signed, 18 items of Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products, including bananas, oranges, honey-dew melons, groupers, and tea, will receive tariff-free treatment when exported to Mainland. Are you satisfied with this negotiation result?
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Very satisfied
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19.0%
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63.6%
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Somewhat satisfied
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44.6%
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Somewhat dissatisfied
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12.2%
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26.8%
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Very dissatisfied
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14.6%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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9.5%
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3. The former DPP government allowed 17 items of Mainland products, including towels, bedding products, clothes, and shoes, to enter the Taiwan market, to the detriment of these local industries. In the latest ECFA negotiation, the current KMT government neither decreased the tariffs on these 17 items nor allowed any additional items from Taiwan’s disadvantaged industries to be imported to Taiwan. Do you think the current government has protected Taiwan’s disadvantaged industries?
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Yes
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53.1%
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No
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36.7%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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10.3%
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4. Do you think signing the cross-Strait ECFA with the Mainland will help Taiwan to conclude free trade agreements (FTAs) with other countries?
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Yes
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62.6%
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No
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25.9%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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11.4%
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5. Do you think the cross-Strait ECFA will have a beneficial impact, a detrimental impact, or no impact on Taiwan’s long-term economic development?
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Beneficial impact
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59.2%
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Detrimental impact
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20.8%
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No impact
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10.2%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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9.9%
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6. Overall, are you satisfied with the ECFA negotiation results?
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Very satisfied
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15.5%
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61.1%
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Somewhat satisfied
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45.6%
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Somewhat dissatisfied
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12.9%
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30.0%
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Very dissatisfied
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17.1%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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8.9%
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7. An Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights Protection was signed at the Fifth Chiang-Chen Talks. It contains measures to clamp down on piracy and counterfeiting, and resolve issues on how to register Taiwan’s patents and trademarks in the Mainland. Are you satisfied with this negotiation result?
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Very satisfied
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29.8%
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73.1%
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Somewhat satisfied
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43.3%
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Somewhat dissatisfied
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7.5%
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17.4%
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Very dissatisfied
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9.9%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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9.5%
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8. Overall, do you think the cross-Strait ECFA and the Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights Protection protect Taiwan’s interests?
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Yes
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66.8%
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No
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22.5%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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10.7%
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9. Overall, do you think the cross-Strait ECFA and the Agreement on Intellectual Property Rights Protection degrade our sovereignty?
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Yes
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29.8%
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No
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58.9%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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11.3%
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10. Do you approve of two sides of the Strait continuing to use the institutionalized negotiation system to deal with cross-Strait issues?
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Strongly approve
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39.6%
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79.3%
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Somewhat approve
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39.7%
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Somewhat disapprove
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6.5%
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15.9%
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Strongly disapprove
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9.4%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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4.8%
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11. The next round of cross-Strait negotiations will deal with investment guarantees. Do you support or oppose such negotiations?
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Strongly support
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37.3%
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71.0%
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Somewhat support
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33.7%
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Somewhat oppose
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8.5%
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22.4%
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Strongly oppose
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13.9%
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Don’t know/ No Opinion
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6.6%
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Note: This poll was conducted by the Taiwan-based China Credit Information Service, Ltd., commissioned by the Mainland Affairs Council, from July 2nd to 4th with 1,114 people over 20 years of age successfully surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 2.94 % with a 95 % confidence interval.
Source: Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan public opinion poll
(1) http://www.mac.gov.tw/public/Attachment/07621315576.pdf
(2) http://www.mac.gov.tw/public/Attachment/07621323436.pdf.
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