U.S. Eurasia Group, survey of 1,500 people from Korea, the Philippines, and Singapore
“70% of Koreans expect political confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties to intensify due to competition between the US and China” “
57% of respondents from the three countries will intensify political confrontation”
Only 15% of Koreans are “friendly to China” … 83% ‘friendly to the US’
The results of the survey drew attention as 70% of Koreans responded that the political confrontation would intensify as the ruling and opposition parties took sides in the conflict and competition between the US and China.
In terms of South Korean people’s liking for both countries, the United States showed a much higher degree than China. While 82.6% of Koreans showed a favorable view of the United States, only 14.8% of Koreans showed a favorable view of China.
Eurasia Group, a U.S. political consulting firm, announced on the 12th that it obtained this result as a result of asking 1,500 people, 500 of each from 18 to 65 years of age in South Korea, the Philippines, and Singapore, regarding the competition between the U.S. and China.
These three countries are members of the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework ( IPEF ) and at the same time are members of the China-sponsored Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ( RCEP ).
According to the Eurasia Group, 57% of respondents from the three countries expected that the political confrontation would intensify as their political parties took sides in the US-China competition. By country, South Korea (70%), the Philippines (55%), and Singapore (46%) expressed this view in that order.
90% of respondents to the trilateral survey said they were concerned about the US and China entering a new geopolitical confrontation. 66% said they were ‘somewhat worried’ and 24% said they were ‘very worried’.
62% of respondents said that the result of intensifying competition between the US and China would be negative. By country, this answer came in the order of the Philippines (81%), Korea (67%), and Singapore (38%).
When asked to name the main problems facing their메이저사이트 country (multiple responses), ‘Tension between the US and China’ (49.2%) was ‘Unemployment and economic recession’ (79.8%), ‘Gap between rich and poor’ (73.4%), ‘Climate change’ ( 63.3%) and ranked fourth. In fifth place was ‘Global Pandemic’ (48.9%).
The rate of ‘US-China tension’ as a major problem facing their countries was highest in Korea (59%), followed by Singapore (49%) and the Philippines (41%).
In terms of favorability, the United States was significantly higher than China. Across the three countries, 70% of respondents said they were friendly toward the United States. On the other hand, only 34% of respondents said they had a favorable view of China.
By country, 82.6% of South Korea, 81.6% of the Philippines, and 48% of Singapore had a favorable view of the United States. For China, it was 14.8% in Korea, 30.2% in the Philippines, and 56% in Singapore. Only Singapore was slightly more favorable to China than the US.
69% of respondents from the three countries said, “The US government is an example to their countries.” In contrast, only 26% of respondents said that “the Chinese government serves as an example.”
In a hypothetical scenario of a non-democratic country attacking a democratic country in Asia, the majority of respondents supported deploying troops to deter the invasion.
Eurasia Group said, “Korea, the Philippines, and Singapore, which are caught between the US and China, are all strategically and geopolitically important, but each country has a different relationship with the US and China.”
“As political leaders are sensitive to public opinions and preferences, opinion polls are a useful proxy for understanding how the United States and China fare in the race for influence.”