Survey: Taiwanese are willing to fight

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more and more Taiwanese citizens are ready to defend their country in the event of an invasion. This is according to a new study by the Taipei-based Taiwan International Strategic Study Society. 70.2 percent of the 1,076 surveyed stated that they were willing to defend the self-governing island from an attack from mainland China. The last comparable study was conducted in late December. At that time, only 40.3 percent of respondents declared their will to fight.