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Poll: Majority of Taiwanese Support Closer Ties With US Over China

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   The majority of Taiwanese citizens reject mainland China and hold
   positive views of the United States, a U.S. poll indicates.

   The survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center in October-November
   2019 prior to Taiwan's general elections, shows that the Taiwanese
   favor strengthening economic and political ties with the United States
   over China by a ratio of 2-to-1.

   The poll also shows many Taiwanese don't think of themselves as
   Chinese.

   Sixty-six percent of respondents view themselves as Taiwanese, 28% as
   both Taiwanese and Chinese, and 4% as only Chinese.

   But despite rejecting political ties with mainland China, many
   Taiwanese are willing to consider reinstating economic relations with
   Beijing.

   Fifty-seven percent of those who call themselves both Chinese and
   Taiwanese hold positive views of mainland China, compared with 23% of
   people who say they are Taiwanese.

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