國立臺灣大學政治科學論叢

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The findings of this study show that people strongly support the status quo at  this  point  with  regard  to  the  issue  of  reunification  and  independence.   However,   national   reunification   is   still   favored   as   a   future   choice.   The continuity of current stalemate might bring about the bipolarization of political position.  Fundamentally,  the  attitudes  of  people  towards  interaction  across  the Taiwan  strait  are  positive  and  concurrent  with  the  mainland  policy  of  the government.  Nevertheless,  “equality”  and  “mutual  benefits”  are  demanded  by the  respondents.  The  importance  of  cultural  and  trade  links  between  mainland and Taiwan are recognized, although people are slightly worried about the latter for the sake of national security and national interests. On behalf of the priority of  mainland  policy  and  foreign  policy,  people  tend  to  endow  both  issues  with equal  weight.  Foreign  relations  is  still  superior  to  mainland-Taiwan  relations under  a    comparison.  The  polls  also  show  that  the  coercive  policy  of  Beijing towards  Taiwan  has  almost  nothing  to  do  with  the  attitudes  of  the  people  on Taiwan  towards  interaction  across  the  Taiwan  Strait.  Public  opinion  is  very stable in this sense. Moreover, the study finds that the people with clear Chinese mainland  complex  in  terms  of  ethnic  and  party  identification  tend  to  choose  a more active and positive position towards interaction across the Taiwan Strait.