Dance with the beauty? The survey shows that the European people do not want the United States and China | the United States | Europe
Reference News Network reported on June 10 that the British "Times" website, the US "New York Times" website and other reports on June 7 pointed out that most Europeans "do not want to intervene in the conflict between the United States and China over the Taiwan issue".
The survey results highlight the significant divide between public opinion in Washington and Europe.
Jaina Puglilin and Pavel Zelka, senior researchers at the European Commission on Foreign Relations based in Berlin, said, "Being close to the United States in Europe does not necessarily mean being willing to militarily support the United States in confronting China."
In April of this year, French President Macron's speech sparked controversy.Now it seems that the majority of Europeans support his viewpoint.
On average, 62% of surveyed Europeans support maintaining a neutral attitude on this issue, a figure as high as 80% in Austria, and even in Poland, the EU's most pro American country, the majority of people hold a neutral attitude.
The investigation conducted by the European Commission on Foreign Relations in Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden also found signs of increasing foreign policy differences between Europe and the United States.
Despite the conflict in Ukraine, 74% of Europeans still believe that "Europe cannot always rely on the United States for security issues, it needs to be responsible for its own defense.".
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On June 7th, the website of The New York Times reported that French President Macron referred to China as a "strategic global partner" rather than an opponent. A widespread poll released on June 7th showed that Europeans tend to agree with the views of Macron and others.
A survey conducted by the European Commission on Foreign Relations in April among over 6000 people in 11 European countries showed that the majority of Europeans still regard China as an "essential partner".
Polls show that the majority of respondents indicate that if the military confrontation between the United States and China escalates, they are unwilling to support the United States and confront China, but rather want to remain neutral.
On the one hand, European leaders hope to cooperate with Beijing on global issues such as climate change, and on the other hand, they define China as a "systemic competitor" and an "economic competitor" in the EU's Security and Defense Strategy Guidelines.
But one of the authors of the survey report, Jana Puglirin, said that European public opinion is closer to Macron's perspective.