These are the results obtained by the Transatlantic Trends 2022. The survey was conducted in 14 member countries of the Atlantic Alliance. The United States favors a tougher approach to Beijing; the Turks are more talkative. But the study was carried out before Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August.
Taipei () – In the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, public opinion in 14 NATO countries prefers an intervention by the Atlantic Alliance with diplomatic tools and sanctions against China instead of sending weapons to the Taiwanese or troops to the theater of attack. operations. This is demonstrated by the Transatlantic Trends 2022 report published a few days ago by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the German Bertelsmann Foundation.
The survey was conducted in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 35% of those surveyed are in favor of diplomatic action in the event of a crisis; 32% are in favor of economic and financial sanctions. Only 4% would send weapons to Taipei and even fewer (2%) would be willing to deploy NATO troops to the conflict.
American public opinion is the most inclined to send weapons and soldiers, while the Turks are more open to dialogue with the Chinese. In general, the majority of respondents in the various countries that participated in the research call for a tougher policy towards Beijing.
However, the results of the study, which was carried out between June and July, do not take into account the effects of the visit to Taipei in August by Nancy Pelosi, president of the US House of Representatives, to which the The Chinese responded with a prolonged series of military exercises. Beijing considers the island to be a “rogue” province that must be reconquered even by force.
