caring
- 2016-12-17
Australia is full of Chinese. Conducting a fair survey may be tough there. Studies of varieties of groups that I have read on .org are sometimes unreliable too. Having said that, however, I do believe the sentiment given the new American president is a jerk.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/lowy-institute-poll-2016
Key Findings:
2016 has seen the largest shift in sentiment on the US alliance since 2009, with 71% of the Australian public saying it is very or fairly important to Australia's security, down nine points and the lowest level since 2007. Almost half the population said Australia should distance itself from the United States if it elected a president like Donald Trump.
China and the United States are tied when Australians are asked which relationship is the more important to Australia: 43% nominate the US and 43% nominate China. China also has a clear lead over Japan as Australia’s best friend in Asia (30% say China and 25% say Japan is our ‘best friend in Asia’).