More than 26% of respondents think the United States is a threat to the world, rising to second place after China - Newspaper Communication Research Group

According to the results of a public opinion poll released on the 10th by the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Newspaper Communication Research Group (chaired by Yutaka Nishizawa), the percentage of people who chose the United States as the ``biggest threat to world peace'' rose 9.3 points from last year to 26.8%. It ranks second after China (32.5%), which has the highest percentage. The number of respondents citing the United States continues to rise from 6.6% in FY2024.

A total of eight countries were listed as options, including Russia and North Korea. China, which was in second place last year, increased by 8.2 points to take first place. On the other hand, Russia, which had previously had the highest percentage, has fallen to third place at 18.3%. North Korea ranked fourth, as it did last year, at 9.1%, while Iran, which continues to have a military conflict with the United States, had 1.9%.

A total of 76.7% of respondents said they felt very or somewhat ``feeling a sense of crisis'' regarding the Taiwan emergency. A total of 82.5% of respondents said that US President Trump is having a "bad influence on the world," including "somewhat," an increase of 3.1 points from last year. A total of 13.2% said it had a "positive impact."

The official explained that due to the "uncertainty of Mr. Trump's actions," "the United States is gradually becoming more and more recognized as a threat to the world." The survey was conducted from July 17th to August 16th among 5,000 people aged 18 and over nationwide. We received responses from 2,676 people.