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In a recent survey by My Formosa, respondents were asked if people should be prepared to pay any price – including death – to protect Taiwan’s status and prevent reunification with the Chinese mainland.
The poll found that 52.2 per cent of those questioned were unwilling to do so – an 8.4-point rise compared with a similar survey carried out two years ago – while 40.8 per cent were willing, down four points on the previous survey.
When asked which approach would best safeguard Taiwan’s security and help prevent war, a majority – 58.3 per cent – favoured resuming government-to-government talks with Beijing and easing people-to-people exchanges.
Another 28.2 per cent supported boosting defence spending to buy more weapons, while just 3 per cent believed Taiwan should fully comply with requests from US President Donald Trump.
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