Why Australia must capitalise on public support for a strong stance on China to advance its long-term national security interests.
Over the past few years, the increasingly coercive nature of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Indo-Pacific posture has reshaped public perceptions of the regime in Australia.
Findings from the Lowy Institute’s Poll 2021 revealed that trust in China has slumped to a record low, with just 16 per cent of respondents stating they trust China ‘a great deal’ or ‘somewhat’ to act responsibly on the world stage, down from 52 per cent three years prior.
Just 10 per cent of respondents said they have ‘some’ or ‘a lot’ of confidence in China’s President, Xi Jinping, to ‘do the right thing’ regarding world affairs.
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