Across 24 countries, more people have a positive view of the United States than of China.
  • WrongOnTheInternet [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    9 days ago

    42% of Australians favor close economic ties with the U.S. and a considerably larger share (53%) place more importance on ties with China

    In Australia, Japan and the U.S., by contrast, people most frequently name China as the country posing the greatest threat to their own.

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=sgspkxfkS4k

    We’re spending close to $30 billion a year to protect our trade with China from China and that doesn’t strike anyone at this table as odd?

    • Damarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      11·
      9 days ago

      A lot of Australians think that China is “threatening” Australia by trading with us, or trying to “trick” us by trading with us, so we let our guard down or something. It’s just pure Orientalism. And it isn’t just racist shitheads thinking this stuff either, a lot of friend of a friend libs of mine, who would probably consider themselves “progressive” sound like a frothing at the mouth Nazi when it comes to China. I fucking hate it.