Survey backs sovereign and independent Taiwan

Asked if political leaders here should learn from the US presidential candidates and accept election results for the sake of social stability, 80.4 percent said yes, while 2.5 percent disagreed.

Hsu Yung-ming (徐永明), a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences at Academia Sinica said similar opinion polls should be conducted periodically because of the impact current events have on such surveys.

"It would send the clearest signal of public opinion in Taiwan to important international players -- and give a clear indication of the direction that Taiwanese public opinion is headed," Hsu said.