Taiwanese Public Opinion on Defending Kinmen, Matsu, and Wuchiu

Survey results regarding Taiwanese public opinion on the defense of outlying islands, authored by Andrew Chubb for a forthcoming article in Pacific Review. The data captures specific attitudes toward the security of Kinmen, Matsu, and the lesser-known Wuchiu islands.

Use Cases

• Statistical analysis of Taiwanese public willingness to defend Kinmen and Matsu
• Evaluating public awareness levels of the Wuchiu islands
• Cross-referencing defense sentiment with geographic island proximity

Strengths

• Academic replication data for a peer-reviewed Pacific Review article
• Includes specific sentiment data for the rarely surveyed Wuchiu islands

Limitations

• Unknown sample size and demographic distribution
• Lack of explicit column definitions in the provided metadata

Provenance

Source

Andrew Chubb, Pacific Review

Collection Method

Survey

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Taiwan