Most Taiwanese do not view US as ‘trustworthy’ but majority believe in its security commitment: survey
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A majority of Taiwanese do not view the US as a “trustworthy” country, a recent survey has found, despite most respondents saying they believe in Washington’s security commitment to the island.
The annual survey by the Institute of European and American Studies at Academia Sinica in Taipei found that only 34 per cent of those polled agreed that the US is trustworthy, holding steady from last year when the figure fell to 34 per cent from 43.4 per cent in 2021.
Yet as American credibility remained stable, more than 50 per cent did not deem the US “trustworthy” in the survey of 1,211 Taiwanese adults conducted in September, although China fared significantly worse.
However, unlike the mixed views about the US, perceptions of China were decidedly dismal. A mere 9.3 per cent of those surveyed agreed that the Asian giant is “trustworthy”, slightly lower than last year’s 9.4 per cent and 13.5 per cent in 2021.