
新聞通信調査会の世論調査で、米国を「世界平和への最大の脅威」と見る割合が前年度比9.3ポイント増の26.8%となり、中国(32.5%)に次ぐ2位となった。トランプ米大統領が「世界に悪い影響を与えている」との回答は82.5%で、台湾有事への危機感は76.7%だった。
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新聞通信調査会は毎年、国際情勢に対する国民の認識を調査している。前回調査ではロシアが最大の脅威と見られていたが、今回の結果では中国がトップとなり、米国への脅威認識が上昇している。
公益財団法人「新聞通信調査会」(西沢豊理事長)が10日に発表した世論調査結果で、「世界平和への最大の脅威」として米国を選んだ人の割合が昨年度比9.3ポイント増の26.8%に上った。最多の中国(32.5%)に次ぐ2位。米国との回答は2024年度の6.6%から上昇が続いている。
ロシアや北朝鮮など計8カ国を選択肢に挙げた。昨年度2位だった中国は8.2ポイント増加し、1位となった。一方、これまで最多だったロシアは3位の18.3%に低下した。昨年度に続き4位の北朝鮮は9.1%、米国と軍事的対立が続くイランは1.9%だった。
台湾有事に対して、非常にまたはどちらかと言えば「危機感を持っている」との回答は計76.7%だった。トランプ米大統領が「世界に悪い影響を与えている」とした割合は「どちらかと言えば」と合わせ計82.5%で、昨年度から3.1ポイント増加。「良い影響」は計13.2%だった。
担当者は「トランプ氏の行動の不確実性」を背景に「米国は世界の脅威という認識が徐々に大きくなっている」と説明した。調査は7月17日~8月16日、全国の18歳以上の5000人を対象に実施。2676人から回答を得た。
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米国を脅威と見る認識は今後も続く可能性が高い
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