U.S. Public opinion on the One-China Policy
editU.S. Public opinion on the One-China Policy is much more ambiguous than the opinions of the American political elites and policy experts. A Pew Research poll from 2012 found that 84% of policy experts believe it to be very important to for the U.S. to build a strong relationship with China, where as only 55% of the general public agreed with that statement [1]. This vast difference of agreement between policy experts and the American Public has been translated into recent politics; Donald Trumps phone call 25 days after his inauguration to the President of Taiwan, breaking a decades old policy, represents an expression of current polling showing negative attitudes towards The Peoples Republic of China [2]. Furthermore, U.S. populist attitudes towards the Peoples Republic of China are negative, where China is viewed as an economic adversary rather than a friendly rival. A 2015 Pew Research poll found that 60% of Americans view the loss of jobs to China as very serious, compared to only 21% who view the tensions between China and Taiwan as very serious [3]. Historical trends conducted by Gallup demonstrate an increase in perception among Americans that China is the leading economic power in the world today, with polls in 2000 showing only 10% agreeing with that statement and in 2016, 50% concurring with the statement[4].
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- ^ "U.S. Public, Experts Differ on China Policies". Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ Bush, Richard (March 2017). "A One-China Policy Primer" (PDF). East Asia Policy Paper. 10: 12.
- ^ "6 facts about how Americans and Chinese see each other". Pew Research Center. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ Inc., Gallup,. "China". Gallup.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
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