Survey shows ‘no appetite’ in West for military support if Taiwan attacked

[beijingwalker]

Survey shows ‘no appetite’ in West for military support if Taiwan attacked​

Staff writer, with CNA
Sat, Oct 01, 2022

A majority of people surveyed in 14 countries across Europe and North America would favor diplomatic and economic sanctions on China over direct military involvement if it attacked Taiwan, a survey conducted by US and German organizations showed.

“Regarding China, most respondents support a tougher approach by their country toward Beijing, but in the scenario of an invasion of Taiwan there is no appetite for sending arms or troops to the island,” the Washington-based German Marshall Fund and Germany’s Bertelsmann Foundation said in the foreword of their survey findings, released on Thursday.

The survey was conducted in late June and early July, before China in August launched nearly a week of intensive live-fire military drills in maritime areas encircling Taiwan.

The “Transatlantic Trends” survey, the third of its kind conducted since 2020, was carried out by the two organizations to gauge public opinion regarding geopolitical challenges facing transatlantic nations.

China’s growing global assertiveness has been among the issues covered in its surveys, although this year was the first time that a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan was included.

The 14 countries surveyed this year were Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the US, with about 1,500 people in each country interviewed.

Across countries and policy areas, a plurality of respondents supported a tougher approach toward China, either unilaterally or with partners, except when it comes to dealing with new technology, where respondents showed a preference for more cooperation, the survey showed.

The respondents most in favor of a tough approach toward China were British, French, Canadian, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese and Spanish, while support for cooperation with China is highest in Turkey, Lithuania and Romania, the poll showed.

About half of the respondents in Spain, Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, France, the UK and Germany would be willing to accept the economic costs of tougher approaches toward China.

Asked about a potential attack on Taiwan, respondents in all 14 countries said that sanctions and diplomatic actions would be preferable to sending arms or troops to Taiwan.

About 35 percent of respondents supported only diplomatic measures, 32 percent backed economic sanctions, while 4 percent supported sending arms, and 2 percent supported sending troops to aid Taiwan. Another 12 percent said to take no action.

The most support for sending arms or troops to support Taiwan in the event of an attack was from US respondents, at 8 percent and 7 percent respectively.

Among the US’ closest allies in Europe, sending arms or troops was supported by 5 percent and 3 percent respectively in the UK, and 3 percent and 2 percent respectively in France.

Survey shows ‘no appetite’ in West for military support if Taiwan attacked - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

www.taipeitimes.com

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

Survey shows ‘no appetite’ in West for military support if Taiwan attacked​

Staff writer, with CNA
Sat, Oct 01, 2022

A majority of people surveyed in 14 countries across Europe and North America would favor diplomatic and economic sanctions on China over direct military involvement if it attacked Taiwan, a survey conducted by US and German organizations showed.

“Regarding China, most respondents support a tougher approach by their country toward Beijing, but in the scenario of an invasion of Taiwan there is no appetite for sending arms or troops to the island,” the Washington-based German Marshall Fund and Germany’s Bertelsmann Foundation said in the foreword of their survey findings, released on Thursday.

The survey was conducted in late June and early July, before China in August launched nearly a week of intensive live-fire military drills in maritime areas encircling Taiwan.

The “Transatlantic Trends” survey, the third of its kind conducted since 2020, was carried out by the two organizations to gauge public opinion regarding geopolitical challenges facing transatlantic nations.

China’s growing global assertiveness has been among the issues covered in its surveys, although this year was the first time that a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan was included.

The 14 countries surveyed this year were Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK and the US, with about 1,500 people in each country interviewed.

Across countries and policy areas, a plurality of respondents supported a tougher approach toward China, either unilaterally or with partners, except when it comes to dealing with new technology, where respondents showed a preference for more cooperation, the survey showed.

The respondents most in favor of a tough approach toward China were British, French, Canadian, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese and Spanish, while support for cooperation with China is highest in Turkey, Lithuania and Romania, the poll showed.

About half of the respondents in Spain, Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, France, the UK and Germany would be willing to accept the economic costs of tougher approaches toward China.

Asked about a potential attack on Taiwan, respondents in all 14 countries said that sanctions and diplomatic actions would be preferable to sending arms or troops to Taiwan.

About 35 percent of respondents supported only diplomatic measures, 32 percent backed economic sanctions, while 4 percent supported sending arms, and 2 percent supported sending troops to aid Taiwan. Another 12 percent said to take no action.

The most support for sending arms or troops to support Taiwan in the event of an attack was from US respondents, at 8 percent and 7 percent respectively.

Among the US’ closest allies in Europe, sending arms or troops was supported by 5 percent and 3 percent respectively in the UK, and 3 percent and 2 percent respectively in France.

Survey shows ‘no appetite’ in West for military support if Taiwan attacked - Taipei Times

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

www.taipeitimes.com

Invading China by NATO is far more difficult than invading Taiwan by China.

 

[beijingwalker]

Invading China by NATO is far more difficult than invading Taiwan by China.

Invading China? then Nato can kiss goodbye to itself.

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

Invading China? then Nato can kiss goodbye to itself.

That's the reason why NATO is shying away from picking a fight with China.

Amphibious assaults are never easy.

It is exponentially difficult when the opponent is as powerful as China.

 

[beijingwalker]

So only 2% of the population in the west want a direct fight with China, would the so called "democratically elected" western governments follow their people's wish?

 

[Meengla]

That's the reason why NATO is shying away from picking a fight with China.

Amphibious assaults are never easy.

It is exponentially difficult when the opponent is as powerful as China.

Even the life-long war-monger Henry Kissinger has recently implied that the West tried hard to not fight both China and the Soviets at the same time for decades but this time the Biden administration has erred on that count.
Never in my life I have seen such a self-serving, stupid and disastrous administration in American history. And I used to used support the Democrats for decades even till the Harris-Pence debate!!! Gives you a perspective! The new 'leaders' in America are senile. Their lives are behind them. They are living in a bubble of their own creations with perhaps some Churchillian high thoughts as their sad intellectual ballast. If it was not so serious, I'd laugh.

 

[beijingwalker]

I knew that most people in the west don't dare to fight for Taiwan but I didn't know the fighting bunch is that low, just 2%

It further proves that the vast majority of the population, even in the west, are normal people in their " right mind". Some PDF keyboard warriors are not " in their right mind" but these tiny handful don't represent the general public in the west.

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eurasiantimes.com

 

[etylo]

I knew that most people in the west don't dare to fight for Taiwan but I didn't know the fighting bunch is that low, just 2%

It further proves that the vast majority of the population, even in the west, are normal people in their " right mind". Some PDF keyboard warriors are not " in their right mind" but these tiny handful don't represent the general public in the west.

USAF General Says ‘No Nation In Their Right Mind’ Would Want To Fight Beijing​

China Not Repeating Nazi Germany's Mistake; USAF General Says 'No Nation In Their Right Mind' Would Want To Fight Beijing

A senior US Air Force (USAF) general recently highlighted the shortage of sophisticated fighters needed to deter China, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region, urging the Pentagon to keep upgrading its fighter aircraft.

eurasiantimes.com

I dont know why the fools in the west keep comparing china to nazi germany and imperial japan, there are no similarities, i guess these losers just want to vilify china and look for an enemy in china.

 

[Menthol]

It's a useless survey.

European also doesn't want to have a conflict with Russia or provoke Russia thru Ukraine.

But the elites want differently.

So it happens.


Many people believe democracy is the guarantee of peace, because of people's voice.

But the truth, by seeing how low people's satisfaction is under the democratic government, the so-called guarantee of peace is BS.

 

[CLUMSY]

NATO should help by supplying equipment first