Younger Americans are friendlier to China
Younger Americans are friendlier to China
They are much less likely to see the country as an enemy than their parents
I think there is more nuance here. In all my direct interactions with Chinese people in business they have been polite, responsive and intelligent. I still get messages from them long after I left the industry I was in.
The CCP however is a different story. I am opposed to them as much as I am opposed to any person or organization that seeks to usurp or silence an individuals right to self determination. There are certainly domestic threats to that right which are greater than the CCPs.
Here's the question, when we talk about China the country, are we talking about the Chinese people, or their government? Because I have very different answers for the two.
I've grown up with and worked with Chinese Americans, both from mainland China and Taiwan. I want to see them have freedom of speech and expression and ability to criticize the government, so I have to be adversarial to the CCP. I can't imagine liking Chinese people and the CCP simultaneously, knowing what the party does -- I want the latter reformed so the former can thrive.
I also think there's a lot of innovation for the human race as a whole if China and the US are rivals, not adversaries. Friendly competition leads to scientific advancements without compromising on joint research and efforts.
Maybe young people don't care about starting a new cold war after the last one went to shit 🤔.
The trend is similar to the demographics of who support Palestine and Israel.
The kids are alright.
Look at OPs post history, probably from a troll farm in either china or russia, or a brainwashed fucking moron. Tons of activity posting articles and comments supporting china/russia in the last few days, how pathetic are you that you gotta spread propaganda to such a small userbase like lemmy?
I hope they're paying you well you fucking loser. Fuck china and fuck russia.
Edit - I don't care about what the score of this comment is, but it's funny watching it fluctuate so much. Clearly I've pissed off the tankies and orcs lmao job well done.
Recent polling from The Economist and YouGov shows the startling difference in Americans’ views of China by age group. Roughly 25% of Americans aged 18 to 44 said they view China as an enemy, compared with about 52% of those 45 and over (see chart). Almost as many young Americans said they view China as “friendly” as those who said the country was an “enemy”. Just 4% of older Americans see China as friendly.
Meanwhile, views of China among partisans are shifting. Republicans have long been more likely than Democrats to view China as an adversary. But both parties have become more hawkish. When Donald Trump took office in 2017, just 10% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans said they believed China to be an enemy. As of last week, 34% of Democrats and 48% of Republicans took this view.
Two questions come to mind: will this demo get out and vote? And if they do who can they vote for that will make policy decisions in line with this viewpoint?
Archive link?
Gotta love the pictures this "articles" come with - see these three bitches in the photo? best friends of China.
Lol, you lot are so mad that young people aren't jingoistic enough.
Not surprising considering the recent studies published about tiktok
Sometimes, people have to learn the hard way.