Taiwanese impressions of China

Survey says...


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A DPP survey released December 25, 2008 presents a picture of Taiwan that differs greatly from the one painted by the memes that pro-China media and other journos often present. Below is a CNA article on the subject [translations mine]:

綠營：五成六民眾認為兩岸不宜黨對黨協商

Green camp: 56% of the public think cross-strait talks should not be conducted on a "party-to-party" basis

民主進步黨民調中心主任陳俊麟今天指出，民進黨最新民調顯示，65.8%民眾認為政府尚未做好開放兩岸政策的配套措施；55.8%的民眾認為兩岸政策由黨對黨方式共同協商並不適當。

Chen Chun-lin (陳俊麟), director of the DPP's Public Opinion Survey Center, says today that a poll shows that 65.8% of respondents feel that the government has not done a good job with cross-strait policy so far. 55.8% feel that conducting cross-strait negotiations on a party-to-party basis is inappropriate.

民進黨中央公布「台灣民眾的中國印象」民調，陳俊麟做以上表示。

Announcing the results of a poll titled "The Taiwanese public's impressions of China," Chen Chun-lin had this to say.

民調顯示，民眾對於台灣與中國的關係，認為是「同一個國家」的比例只有2.7%，「同一個民族」為36.4%，「同一個文化」為28.1%，「完全沒關係」為28.4%。

On the question of the relationship between Taiwan and China, only 2.7% consider the two territories to be "one country." 36.4% feel that the people of Taiwan and China are the "same ethnicity." 28.1% believe the people on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait share a "common culture." 28.4% say "there is no relationship whatsoever."

此外，民眾對於中國的印象，認為「友善的」比例為32.2%，「敵意的」為56.8%；「民主的」比例為8.9%，「專制的」比例為85.1%。

Furthermore, 32.2% consider China to be "friendly," while 56.8% feel that it is "hostile" towards Taiwan. 8.9% consider China to be a "democracy" while 85.1% think of China as a "dictatorship."

這份民調調查日期為12月23日至24日，完成數為1105人，抽樣誤差約為正負3.0%；主要針對20歲以上具有投票權的公民，以電話號碼隨機抽樣。

The poll was conducted on December 23 - 24 with a total of 1,105 respondents. The margin of error is plus or minus about 3.0%. The polling sample was gathered using random phone numbers and targeted citizens over the age of 20 who have the right to vote.

To summarize, a majority of Taiwanese people see Taiwan and China as two separate countries and consider themselves as having a different culture and ethnicity from the people across the Strait. If you, too, want to be able to see through the bullshit about China's "goodwill" or the so-called "panda-mania," just remember the missiles.


1,400 missiles... plus 2 pandas... equals... "goodwill"?
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Something that is known by the great majority of Taiwanese
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Max factors: Taiwan, 台灣, China, 中國, survey, 民調

Cross-posted at It's Not Democracy, It's A Conspiracy!