[Salon] Republicans and Democrats Split on China Policy

[Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>]

https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/research/public-opinion-survey/republicans-and-democrats-split-china-policy?utm_source=any&utm_campaign=rpt&utm_medium=email&utm_term=split-china-policy&utm_content=text

Key Findings

• A plurality of Republicans (42%) consider China an adversary—a country the United States is in conflict with—compared to just 17 percent of Democrats.
• As a broad strategy, Republicans (67%) are far more likely than Democrats (39%) to view limiting China’s global influence as a very important goal for US foreign policy.
• In terms of specific policies, majorities of Republicans favor restricting the exchange of scientific research between the United States and China (73%) and limiting the number of Chinese students studying in the United States (72%). Majorities of Democrats oppose limits on Chinese students (66%) and scientific exchange (59%).
• Republicans also favor increasing tariffs on imports from China (83%) and significantly reducing trade between the two countries, even if this means greater costs for American consumers (77%). Democrats are more divided on trade: half oppose higher tariffs (50%, 45% support), and a narrow majority oppose significant trade reductions with China (53%, 44% support).

Full report attached

Attachment: Final China Brief.pdf
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