China’s partnership with Russia has fueled a shift in public opinion, with a majority of those polled across 13 European countries saying their attitude toward the CCP has worsened during the past year as a result of this relationship. Of the 34 percent of those polled who said they have an unfavorable view of the Communist country, 66 percent attributed that position to the growing Beijing-Moscow alliance.
The poll, conducted by the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research, shows China’s credibility is declining, particularly among nations that have historically enjoyed open relations with the Communist regime, such as Austria, Poland, and Croatia. China’s “partnership with and support for Russia” fueled opposition among 66 percent of respondents, while another 50 percent said Beijing’s major human rights crimes contributed to their dimming views. …
Among those polled, just 33 percent said they had a highly or somewhat favorable view of China. Sixty-one percent of respondents said their view of China is somewhat or highly unfavorable.
[As it should be. Xi made a bad bet on Putin, likely fooled into thinking that Russia’s military was stronger and more competent than it has proven to be in Ukraine. Xi at times has tried to put a little distance between China and Putin’s Russia since the debacle began to unfold, but clearly not enough to fool anyone about Xi’s nature and the meaning of his alliance with Putin. — Ed]
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