Em_Adespoton t1_iybknpg wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:20 AM

So… what exactly does this mean for popular sentiment?

ygofukov t1_iybl6a2 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:24 AM

From what I could gather in the article, it means popular support for KMT, which has historically been friendly towards China.

No idea, but there is more support for KMT than DPP, broken out it looks like this:

Interestingly, KMT is pro-One China/unification and DPP is pro-Taiwan independence. So not sure if that played a role.

KMT is pro One China as that was the status quo for years. That is very different from unification. They should not be lumped together.

The DPP is also not really pro Taiwan independence.

To both parties, Taiwan's relationship with China is a wedge issue. It's used to divide and increase voter fanaticism.

These were local elections focused on domestic issues.

Not really. These are local elections and cross-strait issues don’t matter that much.