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  • May, 2020

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    Most beneficial country to strengthen our relationship with

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

        Gender Age Group
    Total Male Female Labor NET: Coalition Greens NET: Other
    United States of America 42% 46% 39% 36% 56% 16% 48%
    China 18% 22% 15% 22% 15% 25% 15%
    Neither 24% 20% 27% 29% 18% 37% 26%
    Don’t know 16% 11% 19% 12% 10% 21% 10%
    Base (n) 1,087 534 553 323 428 100 120

     

      May’20 Aug’19 Change
    United States of America 42% 38% 4%
    China 18% 28% -10%
    Neither 24% 18% 6%
    Don’t know 16% 15% 1%
    Base 1,087 1,096 –
    • Now 42% of participants believe it would be more beneficial to strength our relationship with the United States of America (up 4%), but a quarter say we should strengthen our relationship with neither country (24%, up 6%).
    • Coalition voters are most likely to say we should strengthen our relationship with America (56%), while Greens voters would prefer to strengthen our relationship with neither country (37%).
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