Research shows Australians don’t trust China, yet want closer economic ties with Beijing


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0 Share Australians don’t trust China and think we rely on it too much, yet want to build stronger relations with Beijing, a new study finds. A swag of conflicting opinions about the authoritarian superpower was revealed in an online survey by researchers at the University of Technology Sydney. The survey found that 76 percent of Australians do not trust the Chinese government, but 61 percent believe their country should forge closer ties with China. Tensions between Beijing and Canberra remain high after rising steadily since the start of the Covid pandemic in early 2020. Three quarters of Australians believe...