Nearly half of Australians believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will launch a military attack on Australia, according to new research by the Australian Institute’s International & Security Affairs.
The data, which was released on Aug. 22 as part of the “Polling – Australian and Taiwanese attitudes to China” research paper (pdf), came from a survey of 1002 adults living in Australia and 1,002 adults living in Taiwan between Aug. 13-16, 2022. The research focused on their attitudes towards China in Australia and Taiwan, respectively.
The researchers found Australians appear to be more watchful of the threat China poses to the region than the Taiwanese, with Australians registering a large and growing degree of fear of China and the prospect of war….