WORLD_ Despite mainland bluster, Taiwanese skeptical of imminent military move by China

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Despite mainland bluster, Taiwanese skeptical of imminent military move by China

New poll finds clear majority doubt military action by Beijing in the next five years

A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File) more >

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times - Wednesday, October 9, 2024


SEOUL, South Korea – Most Taiwanese people do not expect a Chinese invasion in the near future, even as the democratic island’s military is being increasingly menaced by Chinese forces.

A new poll released Wednesday by island democracy’s leading defense think tank found few Taiwanese people anticipate a Chinese invasion through 2029, the Reuters news agency reported.

Last year, CIA Director William Burns said that Chinese President Xi Jinping has instructed the People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, to have the ability to take Taiwan by force by 2027. China considers Taiwan part of its sovereign territory and has sharply criticized what it sees as a movement toward independence by the current government in Taipei.

Despite an increasing tempo of military drills and incursions by China’s military in recent months, however, a survey of 1,200 Taiwanese residents conducted by the Institute for National Defense and Security Research showed 61% of people think it was “unlikely or very unlikely” that China would attack. That finding came even as the poll also found that China’s “territorial ambitions” represent “a serious threat” to the island.

The poll also found that more than 67% of respondents said they would fight if China attacked, but respondents were split almost evenly on whether Taiwan’s massively outnumbered and outgunned armed forces were capable of defending their island.

And just 52% of those polled thought that the U.S. military would intervene in the event of a Chinese attack.

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