Source: Global Times
【Global Times report, reporter Jiang Ailing】"Unreliable, creates more problems than solving them, a negative force on the international stage," reported the U.S. "Politico" on December 23 local time, saying that in the context of the Trump administration's comprehensive foreign policy reform, the latest survey shows that a significant proportion of the public in several of America's closest allies view the United States in this way domestically.
This survey was conducted by Politico in collaboration with the policy consulting company Public First, and was carried out online from December 5 to 9, involving 10,510 adults in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The survey results were weighted according to age, gender, and region to ensure representativeness of public opinion across these countries.
The report says that the survey data show that the majority of people in Germany and France, as well as the majority of people in Canada, believe that the United States has become a "negative force" globally. British public opinion is more divided, but over one-third of respondents hold the same negative evaluation. In these four countries, most people believe that the United States tends to create problems rather than solve them, and this view is most prominent in Canada, with 63% of respondents believing that the United States tends to create problems rather than solve them.
Statistical chart of the survey results conducted by Politico and the policy consulting company Public First. This is a picture accompanying the U.S. media report.
When asked whether the United States supports or challenges its allies, Canada again showed the most distinct critical attitude: 60% of Canadian respondents said the United States is challenging its allies, while 25% of respondents believed the United States supports its allies; in Germany, the proportion who thought it was challenging was 46%, while the proportion who held a supportive view was 29%; in France, 45% of the population believed the United States challenged its allies, and 33% believed it supported its allies. British public opinion was more balanced: 41% of respondents believed the United States was challenging its allies, while 40% of the population believed it was supporting its allies.
Statistical chart of the survey results conducted by Politico and the policy consulting company Public First. This is a picture accompanying the U.S. media report.
U.S. "Politico" stated that these survey results show that the Trump administration's efforts to push a broad trade agenda, take a tough tone towards long-term allies, and adjust military postures are triggering a chain reaction among some of Washington's closest allies.
The United States recently released a "National Security Strategy" report stating that Europe may face "civilizational extinction" within the next 20 years. On December 8, European Council President Costa said in Paris, France, that although the U.S. report continues to refer to Europe as an ally, if they are allies, they must act in the way of allies. "Allies do not threaten to intervene in the internal political life of other allies, nor do they threaten to interfere with their domestic political choices." Costa also said that the differences in worldview between Europe and the United States are growing.
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