China

China as a military threat

In 2020, trust in China is at its lowest point in the history of the Poll, with 23% saying they trust China a great deal or somewhat ‘to act responsibly in the world’. Only 22% of Australians have some or a lot of confidence in China’s President Xi Jinping ‘to do the right thing’ in world affairs. Nine in ten Australians (94%) want the Australian government to find other markets for Australia to reduce our economic dependence on China. More Australians (55%) see China as ‘more of an economic partner’ than the 41% that see China as ‘more of a security threat’ to Australia. Far fewer Australians see China as an economic partner in 2020, in a 27-point fall from 82% to 55% since 2018. And feelings towards China on a scale of 0° to 100° have fallen sharply in 2020, to 39°. This represents a fall of 10 degrees in a single year and is the lowest score that China has received in the history of the Poll.

China
China as a military threat

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Do you think it is likely or unlikely that China will become a military threat to Australia in the next 20 years?

This question was last asked in 2018.

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