Taiwan Today
Date: January 20, 2017
The great majority of people in Taiwan support benign exchanges between Taipei and Beijing and urge
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The latest MAC poll shows that the majority of people in Taiwan support benign cross-strait exchanges. (Courtesy of MAC)
the two sides of the Taiwan Strait to reinstate dialogue and reciprocal official visits, according to the results of a poll released Jan. 19 by the Mainland Affairs Council.
A total of 86.2 percent of respondents said the rights and well-being of the people of Taiwan and mainland China should take priority when it comes to cross-strait engagement, while 83.1 percent believe political considerations should have no role in any such dealings.
Around 80 percent said the two sides share a responsibility to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, with upgraded oversight of arrangements governing people-to-people exchanges seen as helping maintain order in cross-strait interactions.
Concerning Taiwan’s international participation and cross-strait security, 83.4 percent said mainland China should not interfere in this regard. A total of 73.6 percent perceive tension and pressure caused by Beijing as not auguring well for the positive long-term development of cross-strait relations. [FULL STORY]