TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Mainland Affairs Council poll on Thursday said 73.7% of Taiwanese believe the Chinese Communist Party is intensifying its infiltration efforts in Taiwan.

The survey was conducted by National Chengchi University's Election Study Center via telephone between April 17 to 21, per CNA. It gathered Taiwanese society’s opinions on Chinese influence, managing cross-strait relations, and controversies this year. 

The poll revealed that 71% of Taiwanese support requiring representatives and lawmakers to obtain government approval before engaging with Beijing. Another 57% of respondents said the Taiwan government should consider whether Chinese nationals are linked to Beijing's unification strategy when reviewing their entry applications.

Regarding two Chinese spouses ordered to leave after they advocated for the use of military force to annex Taiwan, 67.8% of respondents said they supported the government's deportation decision. The immigration agency revoked their residence permits under Article 14 of the Cross-Strait Act, saying their remarks posed a risk to national security and social stability. 

Looking at cross-strait relations, 70.9% of respondents believed the Chinese government is unfriendly to Taipei, while only 15.5% said it was friendly.

In addition, 84.5% of respondents disagreed with the “one country, two systems” proposal to deal with cross-strait relations. Another 82.5% rejected China's claim that "Taiwan is a part of China and has never been a country." 

Furthermore, 80.6% were against Beijing's insistence on the "one-China" principle. Approximately 79% agreed that the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China do not belong to each other. 

Meanwhile, 85% wished to maintain the status quo in cross-strait relations. Among the respondents, 36% wanted to keep the status quo permanently, 26% wanted to decide later, and 20% favored independence but wished to maintain the status quo now.