Polling on Asia.
With the U.S. poised to sell $6.8 billion worth of arms to Taiwan, Angus-Reid passes along some polling on Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou:
'Two thirds of people in Taiwan criticize the performance of Ma Ying-jeou, according to a poll by Global Views. 66.3 per cent of respondents are dissatisfied with the presidentâ??s leadership, up 4.1 points since December....In March 2008, Ma won the presidential election with 58.45 per cent of the vote as a candidate for the Kuomintang Party (KMT). Frank Hsieh of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) finished second with 41.55 per cent.
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Meanwhile, Gallup has an overview of sentiments in Asia toward their governments in light of the financial crisis. Despite the battering, trust in governments remains high.