TIME TO SWITCH? Sixty-five percent of respondents favor the nation’s team using ‘Taiwan’ at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation said
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 21, 2018
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
More than half of the respondents to a poll last week said they do not like
Taiwan United Nations Alliance chairman Michael Tsai, second left, speaks at a news conference held by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation yesterday in Taipei. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
the nation being referred to as “Chinese Taipei,” and even more said they support using “Taiwan” for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics team, the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation announced yesterday.
Asked how they feel about Taiwan being called “Chinese Taipei” in global events, 51.9 percent of respondents said they do not like it, while 37.4 percent said they did like it, the poll found.
As for the idea of using “Taiwan” at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 65 percent of respondents voiced support, while 26.4 percent did not, the poll showed.
Asked about President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) performance, 33.3 percent of the respondents said they agree with her handling of national affairs, foundation chairman You Ying-lung (游盈隆) told a news conference in Taipei, adding that the numbers were basically unchanged from previous surveys. [FULL STORY]
