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Nonsense. 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
by ChemSpider 5y ago
Nonsense. 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.