A row of American-made F-16V fighter aircraft are pictured on the tarmac at Chiayi Air Base in Taiwan during a commissioning ceremony on November 18, 2021. National polling published on December 29, 2021, found seven out of 10 Taiwanese residents were willing to take up arms to prevent forced unification with China. © Makoto Lin/Office of the President, Taiwan
Newsweek: 7 Out of 10 in Taiwan Would Fight China To Stop Forced Unification: Poll
Over 70 percent of respondents in a recent survey in Taiwan said they would fight China if it tried to force "unification" with the island.
The poll, published by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) think tank on Wednesday, found 62.7 percent of respondents also would be willing to take up arms if a war broke out because of "Taiwan's declaring formal independence."
Just over one-quarter said they wouldn't fight under such a scenario.
The strikingly high willingness to oppose Beijing "if China uses force against Taiwan"—72.5 versus 18.6 percent—may be a reflection of the question's framing, which usually doesn't include a specific hypothetical circumstance.
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Update: Poll says 72.5% of Taiwanese willing to fight against forced unification by China (Taipei Times)
WNU Editor: Only 72% !?!?!? IMHO this is not a very reassuring number. It should be closer to 100%.