Opinion Poll on Current Cross-Strait Relations

Opinion Poll on Current Cross-Strait Relations

Source: Mainland Affairs Council

January 10, 2011

1.     Do you think that the cross-Strait agreement on medical services and pharmaceuticals signed during the sixth Chiang-Chen Meeting will benefit Taiwan?

Yes	61.6%
No	23%

2.     Do you support dealing with cross-Strait matters through institutional consultations?

Yes	72.6%
No	15.1%

75.2% of the respondents support the Ma administration’s consultations with the Mainland in order to safeguard the rights and personal safety of the people in Taiwan who have investments on the Mainland.

3.     How do you think overall cross-Strait relations have changed during the Ma administration?

More relaxed	57.6%
More tense	10.2%
Unchanged	26%

4.     What do you think about the pace of cross-Strait exchanges?

Just right	43.6%
Too fast	35.8%
Too slow	12.2%

5.     Future Aspirations in Cross-Strait Relations

Maintain the status quo for now, then see what happens later	87.3%
Maintain the status quo, and then reunification with the Mainland
Maintain the status quo, and then seek independence
Maintain the status quo forever
Maintain the status quo for now, then see what happens later	34.2%
Maintain the status quo forever	28.4%

6.     What do you think about the attitude of the Mainland’s government vis-à-vis our government?

Unfriendly	51.6%
Friendly	34%

7.     What do you think about the attitude of the Mainland’s government vis-à-vis the people in Taiwan?

Unfriendly	48.3%
Friendly	39.3%

This opinion poll was conducted between December 24 and 27, with 1,070 people surveyed. The margin of error associated with this sample is plus or minus 3 % with a 95 % confidence interval.

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