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 | | The poll, conducted by the United Daily News, found that 56 percent of those polled consider themselves "New Taiwanese." The concept of the "New Taiwanese," coined by President Lee Teng-hui in the run-up to the "three-in-one" elections last December, refers to all Chinese who have settled in Taiwan, irrespective of how long ago. |
 | | The poll found that Lee's concept of "New Taiwanese" received the highest support from younger adults with higher education levels, social and financial status, with little differentiation between people living in cities or in rural areas. |
 | | Seventy-eight percent of the "New Taiwanese" said they approve the saying that "the Republic of China on Taiwan is de facto an independent nation," while 70 percent said they agree with the saying "Taiwan and mainland China are two independent, unrelated countries," the poll found. |
| www.taiwansecurity.org /CNA/CNA-990102.htm (351 words) |
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