By Ann Maxon / Staff reporterNearly 60 percent of young Taiwanese support independence as national identity is becoming increasingly divided along generational lines, a survey released yesterday by the Chinese-language CommonWealth Magazine (天下雜誌) showed. Taiwanese are the most divided they have ever been over the issue of independence and national identity, the survey said. Among respondents aged 30 or younger, nearly 60 percent said they choose independence, while more than 60 percent of those aged 40 or older said they preferred maintaining the “status quo,” the survey said. Among those in their 20s, 58.5 percent said they support Taiwanese independence, the survey said. The results were similar in the other age brackets, except for respondents in their 20s, among whom 82.4 percent self-identified as Taiwanese, the survey showed.

Source: Taipei Times December 30, 2019 15:56 UTC