The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) on April 19 held a press conference at the TFD about the 2018 TFD survey on Taiwanese young people’s political attitudes. The event was hosted by TFD President Hsu Szu-chien and invited scholars included Wu Nai-teh, Adjuct Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology at Academia Sinica, Lin Thung-hong, Associate Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology at Academia Sinica, and Tsai Chia-hung, Director of the Election Study Center at National Chengchi University. 

The TFD has been conducting surveys on Taiwanese people’s attitude on democracy since 2011. This year, the TFD again commissioned the Election Study Center of National Chengchi University for conducting the survey which took a step forward, asking for Taiwanese people’s leanings on cross-Strait relations and their willingness to defend Taiwan — both of which have consequential implications for Taiwan’s democratic institutions. The survey also “oversampled” the Taiwanese young (those under 40) for a better statistic analysis of their political attitudes. 

Please click here to download the full press release. 

Please see the following PDF files for information related to the press conference:

1. Summary of the 2018 TFD Survey on Taiwanese Young People's Political Attitudes (Chinese)  

2.  “A Political Profile of Taiwan’s Youth: Democratic Support, Natural independence, and Commitment to Defense” 

3. Information provided by Wu Nai-teh, Adjuct Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology at Academia Sinica

4. Information provided by Lin Thung-hong, Associate Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology at Academia Sinica (Chinese)