Majority of Chinese think Taiwan Strait conflict is likely: poll

Joint Japan-China survey shows gaps on East Asia tensions and Ukraine

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A statue of a soldier is seen facing China's Xiamen in Lieyu island, Taiwan. © Reuters

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- More than half of the Chinese public believes a military crisis will break out in the Taiwan Strait in the future and the U.S. is responsible for tensions in the region, according to a public opinion poll released Wednesday that also indicated stark gaps between Chinese and Japanese opinions about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The findings were among the results of the 18th Japan-China joint opinion survey, conducted by Japanese think tank Genron NPO and the China International Publishing Group.

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