An opinion poll this week by TVBS, a Taiwanese news channel, showed a dramatic drop in his approval rating: by 25 percentage points since June, to an all-time low of 16%.

• 无线卫星电视台台湾频道本周进行的民意测验表明马英九的支持率急剧下降：从六月份的25%25下降到了从未有过的16%25。