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Table 11.15 European views about whether China and the EU have shared values and thus can
engage in international cooperationa(Unit%)

2010 2012

Have shared

values and

thus can

cooperate

Have different

values and thus

cannot

cooperate

Unknown Have shared

values and

thus can

cooperate

Have different

values and thus

cannot

cooperate

Unknown

Bulgaria 35 39 26 44 35 22

France 29 67 4 28 71 2

Germany 21 74 4 31 63 6

Italy 26 66 8 37 56 8

The

Netherlands

44 49 7 36 51 13

Poland 22 66 14 35 41 24
Portugal 38 57 5 52 41 7
Romania 37 40 24 54 25 22
Sweden 30 62 8
Slovakia 23 64 13 33 46 20
Spain 35 60 5 41 54 5
The UK 41 56 3 35 54 11
aWhether China and the EU have adequate shared values and thus can cooperate on some international issues,
or China and the EU have different values and thus cannot cooperate on international issues
SourceData from the Transatlantic Trends survey

Table 11.16 European views about whether China and the EU have shared interests and thus can
engage in international cooperationa(Unit%)

2010 2012

Have shared

interests and

thus can

cooperate

Have different

interests and

thus cannot

cooperate

Unknown Have shared

interests and

thus can

cooperate

Have different

interests and

thus cannot

cooperate

Unknown

Bulgaria 41 35 25 39 34 26

France 39 57 4 32 66 2

Germany 38 58 4 35 59 6

Italy 43 47 10 46 45 9

The

Netherlands

48 45 7 41 46 13

Poland 29 51 20 37 39 24
Portugal 46 50 4 60 33 7
Romania 43 31 26 53 24 22
Sweden 34 56 11
Slovakia 24 62 15 36 43 21
Spain 42 53 4 40 58 2
The UK 44 49 7 37 53 10
aWhether China and the EU have adequate shared interests and thus can cooperate on some international issues,
or China and the EU have many different interests and thus cannot cooperate on international issues
SourceData from the Transatlantic Trends survey

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