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"A year after Donald Trump’s return to the White House, a global survey
suggests much of the world believes his nation-first, “Make America Great
Again” approach is instead helping to make China great again.
The 21-country survey for the influential European Council on Foreign Relations
(ECFR) thinktank also found that under Trump, the US is less feared by its
traditional adversaries, while its allies – particularly in Europe – feel ever
more distant.
Most Europeans no longer see the US as a reliable ally and are increasingly
supportive of rearmament, it found, while Russians now see the EU as more of an
enemy than the US, and Ukrainians are looking more to Brussels than to
Washington for support.
The poll, of nearly 26,000 respondents in 13 European countries, the US, China,
India, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, South Africa and South Korea, found majorities
in almost every territory surveyed expected China’s global influence to grow
over the next decade.
These ranged from 83% in South Africa, 72% in Brazil and 63% in Turkey through
54% in the US, 53% in 10 EU states and 51% in India to 50% in the UK. Most EU
citizens expected China to soon lead the world in electric vehicles and
renewable energies.
Moreover, few seemed concerned about it. The polling found that only in Ukraine
and South Korea did majorities view China as a rival or an adversary, while
more people in South Africa, India and Brazil saw China as an ally than they
did two years ago."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
