Russia’s war with Ukraine has intensified concerns about national security and created new uncertainties, writes Ron Faucheux. But the public increasingly sees China’s threat looming over it all.
over the past decade have shown that at least half of the public believes China is already the world’s leading economic power. Of course, we don’t know yet what impact China’s latest pandemic and housing troubles will have on these perceptions.
Still, America’s positive attitude toward China has cratered in recent years. Beijing's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its intensification of economic rivalry has substantially altered U.S. opinions. published in September, the public's views of China were generally positive in the years preceding Xi Jinping’s presidency.
While Democratic Party concern about China runs high, Republican anxiety nears fever pitch. Heavy majorities across the political spectrum think of China as unfriendly or as an enemy, including two-thirds of Democrats and nearly three-fourths of Republicans. At the same time, only 20% of Democrats and 11% of Republicans see China as an ally or friend. A
taken shortly before the recent midterm elections found that as many as 83% of"likely" voters viewed China as an adversary, with 74% of Joe Biden’s 2020 supporters and 88% of Trump’s supporters in agreement. toward China is striking: In 2015, Gallup found that Russia was perceived by most of the public as the greatest enemy, followed by North Korea, China, and Iran.
Times change, and so does public opinion. Russia’s war with Ukraine has intensified concerns about national security and created new uncertainties. But the public increasingly sees China’s threat looming over it all.
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