Voters anxious about China, support crackdown: Survey
The exclusive national poll reveals voters’ growing concerns about China’s national security risks, especially in food security. They support protective measures, except for TikTok. Former President Donald Trump led in the poll, with bipartisan support for tougher legislation on China, particularly in agriculture and technology sectors. Voters unify in cracking down on China, a key issue in a polarized election.
EXCLUSIVE — Voters are becoming increasingly concerned about national security risks posed by China, including regarding food security, and are welcoming of stricter, protectionist measures in response, except when it comes to TikTok, according to a new national poll.
The poll, conducted by the Tyson Group and paid for by conservative nonprofit organization Building America’s Future, found former President Donald Trump was leading President Joe Biden 39% to 36% before November’s general election, with independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. receiving another 11% of the vote.
But the poll also found a majority of likely general election voters supported legislation introducing tougher measures on China.
Of the approximately 1,000 people polled, the most popular proposals were legislation that “would give China less control over our food supply by protecting a key agriculture and farming ingredient made in America” and legislation that would support U.S. companies “in key industries so we are less reliant on China in the technology, pharmaceutical, and transportation sectors,” with 69% of respondents for both pieces of legislation and 15% against the first and 14% against the latter.
“In a tight election with a polarized electorate, cracking down on China is an issue that unifies Americans across party lines,” Tyson Group President and CEO Ryan Tyson told the Washington Examiner. “Voters are overwhelmingly concerned about the [Chinese Communist Party] trying to increase their influence on our food supply and will punish candidates at the ballot box who refuse to take steps to ensure key agriculture ingredients continue to be made in America instead of being outsourced to China.”
Other popular policies polled included:
- Legislation that would “impose stricter regulations on vape products to address concerns about vapes manufactured in China,” 65% for to 18% against
- Legislation that would “effectively ban Chinese nationals from purchasing United States farmland,” 61% for to 21% against
- Legislation that would restrict taxpayer funds from Confucius Institutes, 58% for and 18% against
- Legislation that would “ban the use of Chinese-made drones by the federal government and state governments,” 58% for and 21% against
- “Increasing oversight on companies that do business in China,” 56% for to 22% against
Less popular ones included only a plurality of respondents supporting a “complete ban” on all Chinese social media companies, such as TikTok (46% to 37%), and even fewer people being for “incorporating an anti-communist curriculum for grades K-12″ (35% to 33%).
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The poll’s other national findings included that 43% of respondents considered Trump favorably, in comparison to 48% who perceived the opposite. In contrast, Biden had a 39% favorability to 53% unfavorability rating, with 39% approving of his performance as president and 53% disapproving. In addition, 28% contended the country was headed in the right direction and 59% disagreed, arguing it was on the wrong track.
The poll of 1,004 likely voters was conducted through an internet panel from April 22-23. Its findings have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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