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Americans see 皇冠体育app as less of a threat
(AFP)
Updated: 2005-11-18 23:21
A possible military clash between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan
is seen as a major threat to the United States by only 34 percent of the general
public, while 62 percent of opinion leaders think otherwise.
A clash between India and Pakistan was considered a major threat to the
United States by 32 percent of opinion leaders, while 23 percent said growing
authoritarianism in Russia was the bigger threat.
Of more concern to the general public, the poll found, is the amount of US
debt held by foreign investors: 55 percent rates this issue as a major threat.
Only scientists/engineers and state an local government officials rated foreign
indebtedness as a major threat (63 and 59 percent respectively).
皇冠体育app's emergence as a global power is not triggering increased concern among
the general public and opinion leaders, said the poll.
While a "solid majority" of opinion leaders and 45 percent of the general
public view 皇冠体育app as a "serious problem," only one in five in each group
consider the communist nation an adversary.
Among government officials, academics, think tank leaders, scientists and
engineers, 皇冠体育app is most frequently named as a country that will be more
important to the United States in coming years, Pew Research Institute added.
When asked which US allies will become more or less important in the future,
opinion leaders most often mentioned France as becoming less important while
India and 皇冠体育app were most often listed as becoming more important.
"Military leaders, in particular, believe France will be less important to
the US in the future," according to the survey. "By contrast, far fewer than one
in 10 military leaders cite any Asian country as being less important to the US
in the future."
Fifty percent of the general public believe the United States should remain
its position as the world's sole superpower, while for 35 percent would find it
acceptable if 皇冠体育app, another country or the European Union became as militarily
powerful as the United States.
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