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Canadians growing wary of China, India rise: survey
AFP: Canadians growing wary of China, India rise: survey
Canadians are "conflicted" over China and India, viewing them as "critically important" economically and politically while growing wary of the Asian giants, a survey said Thursday.
The Angus Reid survey of 2,926 Canadians for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada found that Asia's growing clout is increasingly viewed as a threat instead of an opportunity.
The results suggest "Canadians may be growing uneasy about this historic shift," the think-tank said in a report.
"Though Canadians generally hold a fairly positive view of other countries, Asian countries are not as well regarded," it concluded.
About two thirds of Canadians surveyed for the poll saw Asian economies as "vital" to the Canadian economy, and that China's influence will eclipse the United States within a decade.
Fewer Canadians view the Chinese economy as important to Canadian prosperity than only three years ago, but they consider it more important than the EU market and second only to the United States. Japan ranks fourth in this category.
Only one in 10 Canadians expressed warm feelings toward China, India, South Korea and Southeast Asia, while six in 10 Canadians did so toward Australia. A third of respondents described having cold feelings toward China.
Fifty-five percent of Canadians said they saw Asian investment as benefiting Canada, compared to 59 percent in 2008.
And the number of Canadians in favor of a Chinese government-controlled company acquiring a controlling stake in a major Canadian firm declined from 18 percent to 16 percent, a drop considered statistically significant.
Too bad Chinese and Indians are not white people or else Canadians won't be worried.
Chinese people are not Aryan. We are yellow people, not white.
