Survey Date: May 27 to 30, 2011
Number of Effective Samples: 1,099
Commissioning Agency: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)
Survey Unit: Election
Study
Center of National
Chengchi
University
1. Do you believe that the mainland Chinese government's attitude toward the ROC government is friendly or unfriendly?
Extremely friendly | Friendly | Unfriendly | Extremely unfriendly | Don't know/ No opinion |
2.1% | 29.4% | 32.6% | 21.0% | 14.9% |
31.5% | 53.6% | 14.9% |
2. Do you believe that the mainland Chinese government's attitude toward the Taiwan people is friendly or unfriendly?
Extremely friendly | Friendly | Unfriendly | Extremely unfriendly | Don't know/ No opinion |
3.1% | 37.6% | 30.1% | 14.6% | 14.6% |
40.7% | 44.7% | 14.6% |
3. Do you feel the current pace of cross-strait exchanges is too fast, too slow, or just right?
Too fast | Just right | Too slow | Don't know/ No opinion |
32.6% | 46.1% | 13.0% | 8.3% |
4. Regarding the relations between Taiwan and mainland China, there are the following different views: 1. Unification as soon as possible; 2. Independence as soon as possible; 3. Maintaining the status quo and unification later; 4. Maintaining the status quo and independence later; 5. Maintaining the status quo and deciding on independence or unification later; 6. Maintaining the status quo indefinitely. Which of these positions do you lean toward?
Unification as soon as possible | Maintaining the status quo and unification later | Maintaining the status quo and deciding on independence or unification later | Maintaining the status quo indefinitely | Maintaining the status quo and independence later | Independence as soon as possible | Don't know/ No opinion |
0.8% | 9.4% | 32.6% | 27.2% | 19.2% | 6.6% | 4.2% |
0.8% | 88.4% | 6.6% | 4.2% |
5. Generally speaking, do you believe that under the Ma Administration, cross-strait relations have become more relaxed, more tense, or are unchanged?
More relaxed | Unchanged | More tense | Don't know/ No opinion |
51.3% | 32.3% | 10.2% | 6.2% |
6. Since coming into office, President Ma has promoted the policy of "flexible diplomacy" that has enabled Taiwan to be invited to participate in the World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer. Do you believe this is conducive or unconducive to expanding Taiwan's international space?
Extremely conducive | Conducive | Unconducive | Extremely unconducive | Don't know/ No opinion |
15.2% | 44.8% | 18.1% | 12.5% | 9.4% |
60.0% | 30.6% | 9.4% |
7. Do you believe that the improvement of cross-strait relations is conducive or unconducive to expanding Taiwan's international space?
Extremely conducive | Conducive | Unconducive | Extremely unconducive | Don't know/ No opinion |
15.8% | 47.9% | 17.3% | 11.6% | 7.4% |
63.7% | 28.9% | 7.4% |
8. Do you support or not support the handling of cross-strait exchange issues through institutionalized negotiations?
Strongly support | Support | Do not support | Strongly do not support | Don't know/ No opinion |
18.6% | 54.2% | 8.6% | 5.0% | 13.6% |
72.8% | 13.6% | 13.6% |
9. Under the Ma Administration, the two sides have signed 15 agreements, including agreements on direct cross-strait transportation links, allowing Mainland tourists to visit Taiwan, joint crime-fighting, food safety, and the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Are you satisfied or unsatisfied with these negotiation outcomes?
Very satisfied | Satisfied | Unsatisfied | Very unsatisfied | Don't know/ No opinion |
14.3% | 47.9% | 16.3% | 13.9% | 7.6% |
62.2% | 30.2% | 7.6% |
10. Under the Ma Administration, the two sides have held six “Chiang-Chen Talks” and signed 15 agreements. Do you believe that the government has upheld Taiwan's interests or not?
Yes | No | Don't know/ No opinion |
51.2% | 36.6% | 12.2% |