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MAC study shows majority supports `Taiwan' UN bid

"Taiwanese identity" has been growing steadily over the last year, and most Taiwanese are now in favor of a UN entry bid under the name "Taiwan," a report released by the Mainland Affairs Council said yesterday.

The report reviewed surveys of public opinion on cross-strait relations over the course of the last year, the council said.

In addition to commissioning academic polling centers to conduct surveys on cross-strait issues last year, the council also collected related surveys carried out by other organizations.

The council said that a total of 49 surveys on cross-strait issues had been conducted by 15 different bodies last year, and that the council conducted four of the surveys itself.

Four major points emerged from the analysis, the council said:

* Most Taiwanese support a cautious expansion of cross-strait trade exchanges.

* Recognition of a "Taiwanese identity" has increased.

* Most people expect China to start negotiations with the government.

* There is wide support for the government to expand the country's international space.

The summary said that polls on differing topics all showed that voters want Taiwan and China to maintain the status quo, and that a majority of respondents view Taiwan as an independent, sovereign country.

The polls also showed that respondents feel the future of the country should be decided by all of its people.

A majority of the surveys showed opposition to the "one country, two systems" model and the "ultimate unification" theory proposed by Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who resigned as Chinese Nationalist Party chairman on Tuesday, the report said.
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