Most beneficial country to strengthen our relationship with

Q. Given the choice between the United States of America and China, with which country do you think it would be most beneficial for Australia to strengthen our relationship?

	Jun’21	May’20	Aug’19
United States of America	57%	42%	38%
China	14%	18%	28%
Neither	15%	24%	18%
Don’t know	14%	16%	15%
Base (n)	1,087	1,087	1,096

• 57% of Australians now think it would be most beneficial to strengthen our relationship with the US, a proportion that has been increasing since August 2019.
• Only 14% think Australia should strengthen our relationship with China over the US (a decrease from 28% in 2019). A further 15% think Australia should strengthen our relationship with neither country, and a similar proportion (14%) don’t know.

TOTAL	Total	Gender			Age Group				Federal Voting Intention
		Male	Female	18-34		35-54	55+	Labor		TOTAL: Coalition	Greens	TOTAL: Other
United States of America	57%	62%	52%	44%		57%	69%	55%		69%	37%	61%
China	14%	14%	13%	18%		13%	11%	16%		11%	24%	9%
Neither	15%	15%	15%	19%		17%	10%	17%		10%	19%	23%
Don’t know	14%	9%	20%	20%		13%	10%	12%		10%	21%	7%
Base (n)	1,087	527	560	328		374	385	378		407	98	102

• Across party lines, all voters are now more likely to think we should strengthen our relationship with the US compared to last May.