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You are also missing the part where the Taiwanese have always held an ambiguous stance towards reunification/independence. I would bet that a Scottish-style re
by 627467 5y ago
You are also missing the part where the Taiwanese have always held an ambiguous stance towards reunification/independence.
I would bet that a Scottish-style ref in Taiwan (which would be tantamount to declaration of independence and hence, dead on arrival) may yield a surprising similar response: no majority support for independence.
- ChemSpider 5y agoNonsense. The only reason why some Taiwanese do not want _formal_ independence now is because China is threating with war. If China would allow a referendum in Taiwan (accepting any outcome peacefully), there would be 90%+ majority for independence.
- yorwba 5y agoActual survey results are a bit more mixed: https://esc.nccu.edu.tw/PageDoc/Detail?fid=7805&id=6962 https://esc.nccu.edu.tw/PageDoc/Detail?fid=7805&id=6962 Support for moving towards independence has clearly increased a lot since 2018, but many people still haven't made up their minds yet.
- ChemSpider 5y agoThat is because formal independence - as used in this survey - means a considerable risk of war with China. It is no surprise that people hesitate going to war when the current status quo is somewhat ok.
- verall 5y agoThis might have been true 10 or even 5 years ago but certainly isn't anymore.
- jeswin 5y ago> You are also missing the part where the Taiwanese have always held an ambiguous stance towards reunification/independence. You are also missing the part where the ambiguous stance is mostly a consequence of China's threat of immediate violence if independence is ever declared. Taiwanese support for reunification is under 15% or so - and even lower among Taiwanese who were born in Taiwan. Why would they, when their living standards are way higher than China's and they live a free country?