{"id":1957225,"date":"2023-06-26T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-americans-overwhelmingly-want-us-to-recognize-taiwans-independence\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:48:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T17:48:43","slug":"poll-americans-overwhelmingly-want-us-to-recognize-taiwans-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-americans-overwhelmingly-want-us-to-recognize-taiwans-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Majority of Americans Support US Recognizing Taiwan&#8217;s Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-americans-overwhelmingly-want-us-to-recognize-taiwans-independence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1957225&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Want US To Recognize Taiwan's Independence\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/biden-says-us-not-involved-in-russian-uprising\" data-post-url id=\"print-1757748\">\n<div>\n<p><h2>Findings come days after Antony Blinken said &#8216;we do not support Taiwan independence&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>\n          (Reuters)<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennessee-historical-commission-votes-to-move-bust-of-kkk-leader-from-state-capitol-to-museum\/\" title=\"Tennessee Historical Commission Votes To Move Bust Of KKK Leader From State Capitol To Museum\">large majority<\/a> of Americans say the United States should recognize democratic Taiwan as independent from Communist China, according to a Rasmussen Reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/biden_administration\/64_want_u_s_to_recognize_taiwan_s_independence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> released Monday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sixty-four percent of likely voters told Rasmussen that &#8220;the United States should officially recognize Taiwan as an independent nation, separate from China.&#8221; Only 14 percent oppose U.S. recognition of Taiwan, while 22 percent are unsure.<\/p>\n<p>The findings come only days after Secretary of State Antony Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/watch-blinken-in-china-says-we-do-not-support-taiwan-independence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> official U.S. policy is that &#8220;we do not support Taiwan independence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-refuses-plan-to-reopen-schools\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union Refuses Plan to Reopen Schools\">remain opposed<\/a> to any unilateral changes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-holder-urges-democrats-to-pack-supreme-court-says-federal-courts-are-stacked-with-ideologues-who-reach-rulings-based-on-stunted-mindsets\/\" title=\"Eric Holder Urges Democrats to Pack Supreme Court, Says Federal Courts Are Stacked with Ideologues \u201cWho Reach Rulings Based on Stunted Mindsets\u201d\">status quo<\/a> by either side,&#8221; Blinken said. The secretary did go on to say, however, that the United States supports &#8220;making sure that Taiwan has the ability to defend itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Blinken&#8217;s boss, President Joe Biden, has long been unclear on his administration&#8217;s Taiwan policy. He said in 2021 and 2022 that the United States would defend Taiwan if China invaded the island, violating the long-standing U.S. policy of &#8220;strategic ambiguity.&#8221; The White House later walked back Biden&#8217;s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-experimentation-and-gene-editing-inside-chinas-race-to-create-genetically-modified-soldiers\/\" title=\"Human Experimentation And Gene-Editing: Inside China\u2019s Race To Create Genetically Modified Soldiers\">foreign policy experts<\/a> last week <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/blinkens-weak-taiwan-remark-paves-the-way-for-chinese-invasion-critics-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the <i>Washington Free Beacon<\/i> that Blinken&#8217;s comments show the Biden administration&#8217;s weakness on Taiwan, potentially paving the way for a Chinese invasion. Pentagon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/dozens-of-war-games-show-us-unprepared-for-horrifically-bloody-war-with-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war games<\/a> have indicated that, if China does invade, &#8220;the United States is unprepared for a &#8216;horrifically bloody&#8217; war&#8221; with the Communist country, the <em>Free Beacon<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>as an independent country, separate from China.&#8221; This comes shortly after Antony Blinken&#8217;s statement that the US does not support Taiwan&#8217;s independence. 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