Voters want strong IP and econ competition – only the CP directly opposes China’s stranglehold on patents now which unites dems and republicans
CRAIG KAFURA, 11-12-2023, "Americans Say US Has Not Gone Far Enough on China Trade Issues," The Chicago Council on , https://globalaffairs.org/research/public-opinion-survey/americans-say-us-has-not-gone-far-enough-china-trade-issues, accessed 6/6/24, mw
The 2023 Chicago Council Survey, conducted September 7–18, 2023, finds Americans concerned about the relative economic power of the US and China, with most saying the US has not done enough on trade and economic issues in the US-China relationship.
Key Findings
A quarter of Americans (23%) identify China’s economic power as their greatest concern about China.
Americans say the United States has not gone far enough in responding to China on intellectual property theft (65%), economic competition (52%), and China’s role in global supply chains (49%).
Pluralities of Americans view US trade policies toward China as being bad for creating US jobs (48%), for the US economy (47%), for American companies operating in China (45%), and for US national security (43%).
Majorities of Republicans view US-China trade policy as being bad for nearly all areas asked about, while Democrats are more divided.
The public is divided over whether the United States (33%) or China (32%) is the stronger economic power; another third (33%) say the two are tied.