From Reuters:
Taiwan presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of the China-friendly Nationalist Party (KMT) holds a big lead over rival Frank Hsieh, who favours a harder line towards Beijing, three polls published on Monday suggest.
Taiwan, recognized by just 23 countries and viewed by China as a breakaway province that must be brought back to the fold, votes for a new president on March 22.
Ma, a former Taipei mayor who has pledged to relax Taiwan-China investment rules to jumpstart the local economy if elected, has 49 to 54 percent of voter support, according to three media polls, one each in the Chinese-language China Times and United Daily and one by local TV news station TVBS.