Here is part of the TP Times article.
[quote=“TP Times”]Poll highlights [color=red]uncertainty on ties with China[/color]
SURVEY SAYS: Democracy activist Wang Dan said he was appalled that [color=red]many respondents to a survey could not say whether Taiwan was part of the PRC [/color]
By Chang Yun-ping
STAFF REPORTER
Thursday, Mar 16, 2006,Page 1
Advertising Chinese democracy activist Wang Dan (王丹) yesterday said he was appalled at [color=red]a poll that indicated more than 30 percent of the Taiwanese public could not distinguish whether or not Taiwan was part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).[/color]
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According to the poll, [color=red]65 percent of those interviewed did not agree with the idea that Taiwan is part of the PRC, while 9.5 percent agreed and 25 percent said they had no idea or had no comment on the issue.[/color]
“It is incredible to know that about 30 percent of the Taiwanese public are not sure about this question. The logic follows as simply as one not feeling hungry anymore after a big meal. [color=red]How can it be that the Taiwanese people weren’t able to understand the fact that China is an authoritarian country?[/color]” Wang said at a press conference at the release of the poll.
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Asked what reforms were deemed most necessary for China, 54 percent of those asked regarded democratic reform as essential, followed by social stability and social justice, which received about 34 and 24 percent support. Only 18.9 percent of the interviewees deemed economic prosperity an immediate concern for reform.
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TP Time’s parent paper Liberty Times had this to say on the same poll in an article today. Notice the difference:
[quote=“Liberty Times”][b]國策院「台海兩岸及我國對外關係」民調
逾三成不知中國不民主 王丹批台灣媒體誤導對中認知
The “Taiwan Strait and External Relations” poll by Institute for National Public Research indicates that [color=red]about 30% do not know China is not democratic.[/color] Wang Dan criticizes Taiwan media for misleading views on China.[/b]
83％認同住民自決 62％憂西進大失血
〔記者羅添斌／台北報導〕國策研究院昨公布「台海兩岸及我國對外關係」民調結果，高達八成三的受訪民眾認為「未經人民同意，政府不可自行決定要統一或獨立」，七成三受訪民眾「不願意」為發展經濟利益而犧牲台灣的民主自由，六成二受訪者認為，「兩岸發展經貿後，台灣的資金技術都被中國吸走」。
INPR released a poll… 83% believe “government cannot unilaterally decide on unification or independence without people’s consent”, 73% believe Taiwan’s democracy and freedom “should not” be sacrified for economic benefits, 62% believe “after cross-straits economic development, Taiwan’s capital and technology will all be attracted away by China”.
民調也指出，六成五受訪民眾「不同意」中華人民共和國是民主自由的國家，一成四一受訪民眾則表示「同意」，「不知道」的比率也有二成○八。認為中國最需優先改善的問題，高達五成四受訪者認為是「民主自由」。
[color=red]The poll also points out, 65% of the respondents “do not agree” that the PRC is a democratic and free country, while 14.1% “agree”, and there are also 20.8% who “don’t know.” Responding to the problem that China should improve first, a high 54% of the respondents believe it is “democracy and freedom.”[/color]
不民主中國恐犯台 王丹籲台應有遠見
對民調結果中，竟有超過三成的人不知中國是非民主國家，知名民運人士、王丹表示憂心，他認為部分台灣人對中國政權的錯誤認知，是個嚴重的警訊，而台灣媒體對中國的報導不夠清晰、全面應是成因之一。
[color=red]Reacting to the result in the poll that indicates over 30% of the people do not know China is not a democratic country,[/color] notable activist Wang Dan says, …
王丹說，台灣對中國崛起的走向等議題，欠缺急迫性的認知。王丹表示，如果中國十年後仍是非民主的國家，屆時牽制中國的美國因素若不存在，中國對台動武的可能性必然大增，台灣必須要有遠見，認清現今的政治現實，就是台灣未來前途恐非由兩千三百萬人決定，他說，「不管大象是不是要踩死兔子，台灣也無法改變就是兔子的現實」。
Wang Dan says, … “It doesn’t matter whether the elephant wants to stomp the rabbit, Taiwan still cannot change the reality that in fact it is the rabbit.”[/quote]
Okay, so…
First question:
Did the TP Times get this from eTaiwanNews, or did eTaiwanNews get this from TP Times? I believe it’s the latter.
Immediately the Second question:
Who the fack was smoking what at TP Times today and everyday? Who did TP Times get to do this piece or its translation and to make up those sentences and numbers?
Oh, the beloved TP Times.
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