The high polling numbers suggest that the majority supports the government’s cross-strait policy, MAC Deputy Minister Lee Li-jane (李麗珍) told an online news briefing. The poll showed that 83.9 percent of respondents support President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) stance that Taiwan’s only option is to build up its strength, solidarity and defensive capabilities. Furthermore, 64 percent support stricter examinations of Chinese citizens attempting to enter Taiwan, it said. More than 85 percent said that only the Taiwanese public can determine Taiwan’s future and the development of cross-strait relations, it showed. Any political negotiations, without a public mandate, would run counter to the majority opinion, Lee added.

Source: Taipei Times September 09, 2021 15:56 UTC