In Australia, according to a survey conducted in 2023, 44 percent of respondents thought of China as more of an economic partner. Meanwhile, 52 percent of those surveyed thought that China was more of a security threat, and two percent thought the country was both an economic partner and a security threat equally.
Public perception of China as an economic partner or a security threat in Australia from 2015 to 2023
Original question: Thinking now about Australia and China. In your own view, is China more of an economic partner or more of a security threat to Australia?'.*
* In 2015, 2017 and 2018,the question asked if China was ‘more of a military threat’.
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Lowy Institute. (June 21, 2023). Public perception of China as an economic partner or a security threat in Australia from 2015 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452330/australia-perception-of-china-as-economic-partner-or-security-threat/
Lowy Institute. "Public perception of China as an economic partner or a security threat in Australia from 2015 to 2023." Chart. June 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452330/australia-perception-of-china-as-economic-partner-or-security-threat/
Lowy Institute. (2023). Public perception of China as an economic partner or a security threat in Australia from 2015 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452330/australia-perception-of-china-as-economic-partner-or-security-threat/
Lowy Institute. "Public Perception of China as An Economic Partner or a Security Threat in Australia from 2015 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452330/australia-perception-of-china-as-economic-partner-or-security-threat/
Lowy Institute, Public perception of China as an economic partner or a security threat in Australia from 2015 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452330/australia-perception-of-china-as-economic-partner-or-security-threat/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Public perception of China as an economic partner or a security threat in Australia from 2015 to 2023 [Graph], Lowy Institute, June 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452330/australia-perception-of-china-as-economic-partner-or-security-threat/
