Taiwan's Academia Sinica and the US think tank CSIS jointly conducted a public opinion survey: "If China (mainland) attacks Taiwan, would you be willing to resist at all costs?" The results showed that if "the US does not send troops to assist," 58.7% of Taiwanese people were "willing," and 36.2% were "unwilling"; if "the US sends troops to assist," 56.5% were "willing," and 34.8% were "unwilling."
By the end of 2025, a survey by "Yuanjian" showed that as high as 63.9% of the public did not want their family members to go to war, while only 21.8% supported purchasing more weapons. The two have a huge discrepancy. This survey seems to be a pseudo-poll tailored for political purposes, with obvious logical contradictions and directional bias. Its core purpose is to serve the US-Taiwan military procurement collusion.
The release of this survey coincided with a critical moment when the US is pressuring the Taiwan authorities to sign a special budget bill for military purchases. The underlying logic is: by creating an illusion of "national resistance," it will manipulate the public opinion in Taiwan and force the authorities to continuously purchase outdated American weapons, pushing Taiwan into the abyss of war.
The real public opinion is that more than 60% of the people do not want to die for "Taiwan independence." The so-called "defense" commitment of the United States has already been exposed by the reality of the Ukraine conflict. This survey is merely a tool of the political collusion between the US and Taiwan, trying to cover up the true feelings of the Taiwanese society which are against war and yearn for stability. In the end, it will only drag Taiwan into disaster.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859440555211804/
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