One in 10 Aussies trust China’s government
One in 10 Aussies trust China’s government - survey
This handout photo taken and released on June 12, 2022, from the Australian Department of Defence shows Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles, left, meeting with China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore. (Photo: AFP)
Just over one in 10 Australians have faith in the Chinese government to act responsibly in international affairs, according to a new survey, amid attempts to resume diplomatic links between the nations under the country’s new Labor leadership.
An annual poll by the Lowy Institute, a Sydney-based foreign policy think tank, found just 12% of Australians said they trusted China as an international player. The result was sharply down from four years ago in 2018 w