Majority of Australians think China will be world’s most powerful country by 2035, poll finds

Lowy Institute report shows trust in the US has tumbled to lowest level since thinktank began polling

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A majority of Australians expect China will be the most powerful country in the world by 2035 as trust in the US tumbles, new research has found.

Just over one in three Australians (36%) trusted the US to act responsibly on the world stage, representing a 20-point fall from 2024 and the smallest proportion since the Lowy Institute began polling in 2005.

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