Australian trust in China low despite better relations, poll finds

Lowy Institute says 71% of respondents worry about possible Chinese military threat

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Despite improving bilateral relations, a poll has found that Australian public sentiment toward Beijing remains low. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)

SOPHIE MAK, Nikkei staff writer

SYDNEY -- Most Australians still distrust China and believe it could pose a military threat to their country in the next two decades, an opinion poll has found, despite improving political and trade relations between Canberra and Beijing.

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