Surveys Show Strong Taiwanese Backing for Hong Kongers, Uncertain Policies
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/05/taiwanese-sympathetic-uncertain-hong-kong-refugees/
We asked whether the Taiwanese thought Taiwan has an obligation to help Hong Kongers and whether their government has done enough to help. The results showed little agreement: 29 percent agree Taiwan has a responsibility to help while 33 percent disagree. The rest—nearly 40 percent—are ambivalent. As to whether Taiwan is doing enough to assist Hong Kongers, respondents were split: 28 percent said “yes” and 29 percent said “no” with the rest ambivalent. Here again, DPP identifiers were more likely to support Hong Kongers, with 40 percent saying Taiwan has an obligation to help. But even among DPP supporters, the majority did not see assistance as an obligation.
Why are so many Taiwanese ambivalent about Hong Kongers immigrating to the island? One possibility is although they are sympathetic to Hong Kongers in general, they worry about how the arrival of so many newcomers might affect their own interests.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/05/taiwanese-sympathetic-uncertain-hong-kong-refugees/
We asked whether the Taiwanese thought Taiwan has an obligation to help Hong Kongers and whether their government has done enough to help. The results showed little agreement: 29 percent agree Taiwan has a responsibility to help while 33 percent disagree. The rest—nearly 40 percent—are ambivalent. As to whether Taiwan is doing enough to assist Hong Kongers, respondents were split: 28 percent said “yes” and 29 percent said “no” with the rest ambivalent. Here again, DPP identifiers were more likely to support Hong Kongers, with 40 percent saying Taiwan has an obligation to help. But even among DPP supporters, the majority did not see assistance as an obligation.
Why are so many Taiwanese ambivalent about Hong Kongers immigrating to the island? One possibility is although they are sympathetic to Hong Kongers in general, they worry about how the arrival of so many newcomers might affect their own interests.