Always fascinating to hear people speak who don't study their enemies, just mouth their objections. Poll wasn't done by the times as the article states. Poll gives information about 15 questions asked. No comment here on the questions asked and whether they constitute false assumptions or shaded conclusions, and if so/or not do those affect the results. There are only innuendo statements about the reporter. TDS-CD at it's best. Perhaps another Chinese export expresses it better:
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War.
As for reliability, I find the Washington Times reporting to be quite accurate even when not compared to the likes of CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, NYT, WaPo, LA Times, etc. etc. etc. There are opinions expressed there but they're expressed by clearly labeled opinion people.
Crud attribution again: