Europeans want EU to stay out of a possible clash between US and China over Taiwan, poll finds

“Perceived closeness of Europe to the US does not translate into a willingness to support the US militarily against China” 🇺🇸🇨🇳 A survey of 11 EU countries shows just 23% would want their country to side with the US if China invaded Taiwan

Europeans are reluctant for their countries to take a bigger role in global affairs but want to cut dependence on the United States, a poll has found.

However, the poll published by the European Council on Foreign Relations, which covered 16,168 respondents from 11countries, also found hostility to Chinese ownership of key European infrastructure, such as bridges or ports , tech companies , and owning a newspaper in their country . The findings reveal ongoing suspicions between European public opinion and the US. “Perceived closeness of Europe to the US does not translate into a willingness to support the US militarily against China, in a hypothetical conflict over Taiwan,” said Jana Puglierin, one of the report’s authors. “The chief takeaway from our survey is that Europeans want to see the EU become more self-reliant in foreign policy.

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