14/06/05 23:18:17.01 c/36/pk20
>While the new opinion poll ranks China essentially equal with Japan as this nation’s best friend in Asia,
>it also illuminates what many Australians would seem to see as the limits of such friendship.
>It is extraordinary, for instance, that 48 per cent of poll respondents think that China is likely to become a military threat to Australia within the next 20 years.
>This is at odds with much expert opinion; the idea of Australia having to fight a major power single-handedly has tended to remain outside this country’s mainstream foreign policy debate.
>But even beyond such scenarios, the poll reflects concern about what a stronger and more assertive China will mean.
>When asked to consider threats to Australian vital interests over the next 10 years, 41 per cent of respondents described "the development of China as a world power" to be a critical threat.
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