Mainland Chinese favour diplomacy to achieve Taiwan reunification with caveats: survey
Por Mark Magnier — South China Morning Post – News feed
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China Pulse study also reveals faith in the US remains low, although still support for engaging with Washington on trade and security issues
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Mark Magnier in New York Published: 5:14am, 6 Oct 2026 Updated: 5:31am, 6 Oct 2026 Mainland Chinese prefer coercion over military force to settle the “reunification question” with Taiwan , and their opinion of the US remains low, although they favour engaging with Washington on trade and security. These are the results from the latest survey of mainland citizens, conducted between April 16 and June 26. This straddled the first summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing but came before the second one in Washington last month .
“The Chinese public attitude towards Taiwan fits very well with domestic messaging on Taiwan in China,” said Nick Zeller, lead researcher with The Carter Centre, which conducted the biannual China Pulse survey with Emory University.
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