Survey: 80% willing to defend Taiwan against Chinese attack

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 16 October, 2020
By: Leslie Liao

Nearly 80% of respondents in a recent survey say they would be willing to go to war to defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion.

The survey was conducted by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. The survey asked respondents whether they would be willing to fight to defend Taiwan if China attacked in an attempt at unification.

In total, 79.8% said that they would fight, while 12.7% said that they would not. 

In a separate question, the survey also asked if respondents supported defending Taiwan if a declaration of independence prompted a Chinese attack. 71.5% of respondents said they’d be willing to fight while 19.8% said they would not.     [FULL  STORY]