Only 23% of Australians trust China to act responsibly in the world, Lowy Institute poll finds - The Guardian

Only 23% of Australians trust China to act responsibly in the world, Lowy Institute poll finds - The Guardian







The Lowy Institute’s latest annual poll shows Australians’ trust in China has crashed, and while a slim majority trust the US, that is not matched by faith in Donald Trump.
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Only a quarter of Australians trust China to act responsibly in the world – with such faith crashing nearly 30 percentage points in the past two years – according to the Lowy Institute’s latest annual poll of sentiment towards global issues.


And while the poll shows a large majority of Australians value the alliance with the United States, and a slim majority trust the US to act responsibly on the world stage, that is not matched by faith in Donald Trump.


The results came as Malcolm Turnbull, the former prime minister, accused the US president of being erratic, incendiary and inconsistent – and suggested that Beijing was engaged in “a series of overreactions” that were counterproductive.


The Lowy Institute-commissioned poll provides a snapshot of public opinion on a range of issues in international affairs and indicates 59% of Australians see climate change as a critical threat, down five points since last year, while anxiety about a severe downturn in the global economy is on the rise.













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