{"title":"Potential Chinese military base in the Pacific","question":"
Now thinking about world events. To what extent are you concerned or not concerned about China potentially opening a military base in a Pacific Island country?
","summary":"To what extent are you concerned or not concerned about China potentially opening a military base in a Pacific Island country?","observation":"The vast majority of Australians (87%) say they are ‘very concerned’ or ‘somewhat concerned’ about China potentially opening a military base in a Pacific Island country. While the overall result is the same as for a similar question asked in 2022 (88%), the number who say they are ‘very concerned’ fell by 18 points.
\nIn a different question posed in 2019, a smaller majority of Australians (55%) said China opening a military base in a Pacific Island country would pose a critical threat to Australia’s vital interests in the next ten years.
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