A new opinion poll shows Australians regard China with wary distrust, while their faith in the United States is ebbing in the lead-up to November's presidential election.
The results from the latest Lowy Institute survey of Australia n attitudes toward foreign policy and global affairs have been released.Despite some softening faith in the US, Australia ns' belief in the alliance remains high.
Fifty-three per cent of the Australians surveyed in this year's poll said they saw China as more of a security threat than an economic partner — an almost identical result to last year. The figures also show Australians are split on how the federal government should deal with China, with 51 per cent saying Australia should focus on stabilising ties with Beijing and 45 per cent saying it should place more importance on deterring it from using military force.
Eighty-three per cent of Australians said the alliance with the US was important to their country's security, and 63 per cent said it made Australia safer from attack or pressure from China. Faith in the United States has dropped in some areas ahead of the presidential election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.The poll also showed faith in Mr Biden had dropped 13 points to a new low of 46 per cent, behind several other leaders including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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