Foreign Policy Association released its annual Great Decisions which includes the National Opinion Ballot Report. The national opinion ballot survey has conducted since 1955. Each year the National Opinion Ballot Report is sent to the White House, the departments of State and Defense, members of Congress, the media and concerned citizens. The ballots cast by participants in the Foreign Policy Association's 2003 Great Decisions study and discussion program on eight topics: (1) alone or together: the U.S. and the world; (2) Afghanistan: a fragile peace; (3) the uneasy U.S.-Saudi alliance; (4) U.S. and Nigeria: thinking beyond oil; (5) international food wars: growing controversies; (6) China in transition: is real change imminent?; (7) Europe: state of the union; and (8) global struggle for women's rights.
Ballot Report highlights are presented in three categories: support for, opposition to, and other views. Two questions in topic 6, China in transition, relate to Taiwan. They are reproduced below:
ISSUE C. Should the U.S. make an explicit pledge to defend Taiwan against an invasion from the mainland? 1. Yes, 26%
2. No, 74%
ISSUE D. Now that Taiwan is a democracy, should the U.S. encourage Taiwan's quest for independence? 1. Yes, 35%
2. No, 65%