Poll: Nearly 60% of Taiwanese Would Resist China Attack

A new survey by Academia Sinica finds nearly 60% of respondents say they would resist an invasion, even without help from the United States.

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00:00A new poll suggests most Taiwanese people would be willing to defend a country from a Chinese attack.

00:06Academia Sinica's American Portrait survey this year found nearly 60 percent of respondents would resist an invasion even without U

00:14.S. support.

00:15Close to 70 percent support buying weapons from the U.S.

00:20One of the survey organizers says the high numbers were driven by supporters of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

00:26They say opposition party voters were less likely to respond positively.

00:30This comes as lawmakers debate competing defense spending proposals.