Most Americans think China-Russia partnership is a ‘very serious problem’, poll finds
- Survey reveals 87 per cent of Americans believe China-Russia ties are a serious problem for US
- Only 71 per cent consider Xi Jinping’s likely third term as party leader a serious problem
The Washington-based Pew Research Centre found that 57 per cent of Americans think that the partnership is a “very serious problem”, higher than all other issues polled: China’s military power, human rights policies, Beijing’s tensions with Taiwan, US-China economic competition and President Xi Jinping assuming a third term as Communist Party leader.
Between October 10 and 16, Pew asked more than 5,000 randomly chosen American adults to label six China-related issues as either “very serious problems”, “somewhat serious problems”, “not too serious of a problem” or “not a problem at all”.
Their responses were weighted to American demographics to reflect the opinions of the entire population.
Among the choices, the China-Russia partnership was rated by the highest number of Americans – 87 per cent – as either a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” problem.
However, the number was less than in March – a month into the Ukraine war – when another Pew survey found 92 per cent of Americans said the ties were a serious problem.