More Taiwanese believe Japan will aid Taiwan if China invades: poll

Around 40 percent of Taiwanese believe Japan would dispatch troops to help defend Taiwan if China invaded the self-ruled island, more than those who think the United States would come to their assistance, according to a survey released Tuesday.The two-day survey conducted from March 14 by the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation found that 43 percent of the respondents believe Japan would come to Taiwan's aid militarily should China attack, while those who said the United States would dispatch troops to the island came to 35 percent.You Ying-lung, chairman of the foundation, a private think …READ FULL ARTICLE