Sentiment From United States towards Taiwan and Beijing Confrontation

President George W. Bush in an interview on a national news interview made a commitment to defend Taiwan against force from China. Still, the sentiment amongst the public in the United States is moderate in terms of opinion of what action the United States should take if China were to invade Taiwan. In a June 2004 CFFR poll the majority of Americans surveyed said that they would not favor military force to protect Taiwan. Still, a majority of Americans do not condone the idea of invasion by China and believe that Taiwan should have the opportunity to vouluntarily declare independence. Most Americans according to a Pew Research Poll in October of 2005 see the Taiwan China conflict as a major concern and threat to the well-being of the United States