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Table 11.11

European views about the presence of China

’s military force (

Unit

%)

2007

2010

2011

2012

Posethreat

Pose nothreat

Unknown Pose

threat

Pose nothreat

Unknown Pose

threat

Pose nothreat

Unknown Pose

threat

Pose nothreat

Unknown

Bulgaria

13

60

27

16

54

30

11

70

19

14

65

21

France

37

56

7

39

56

5

29

67

4

44

51

5

Germany

36

57

7

33

63

4

33

64

3

40

56

4

Italy

32

62

6

30

61

9

24

64

12

35

56

10

TheNetherlands

23

69

8

24

69

6

22

71

7

27

62

11

Poland

44

39

17

44

40

16

37

44

19

38

46

17

Portugal

29

56

14

41

55

4

33

61

6

41

52

7

Romania

19

56

25

26

55

19

21

61

18

22

61

17

Sweden

30

64

6

42

50

8

Slovakia

30

40

31

37

40

23

29

48

23

28

50

22

Spain

31

63

6

39

56

5

29

67

4

41

56

3

The UK

36

57

7

39

57

5

35

60

5

44

49

7

Source

Data from the Transatlantic Trends survey

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