Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/02/2020
By: Miao Zong-han and Matthew Mazzetta

Taipei, June 2 (CNA) 73 percent of Taiwanese say the Chinese government is not a "friend" of Taiwan's, a 15 percent increase from the previous year, according to the results of a survey released Tuesday.

The China Impact Survey, which is conducted annually by Academia Sinica's Institute of Sociology, measures the attitudes of the Taiwanese public on a range of issues related to China.

In this year's survey, 73 percent of the respondents said they disagreed with the statement that "the Chinese government is a friend of Taiwan's," compared to only 23 percent who said they agreed with the statement.

The figures represent a significant shift from last year, when 58 percent said they disagreed and 38 percent said they agreed.    [FULL  STORY]