[国际新闻] 欧民调: 美是全球稳定最大威胁

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根据今天公布的一项民意调查结果，认为美国是全球稳定最大威胁的欧洲人约占32%，其次是中国，约占19%。! s8 L  V3 H  N
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这项结果说，认为伊朗是最大威胁的欧洲民众占17%，居第三；11%，排名第四；第五位是朝鲜，占9%；第六位则是俄罗斯，占5%。
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) Y" F( o6 E' x( ~7 o. N+ v由英国「金融时报」委托「哈瑞斯市场调查公司」进行的这项调查，是以英国、法国、德国、意大利与西班牙等五个欧洲国家的5000多位民众为调查对象。
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8 }, y# D/ G0 y0 o5 W, ]rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de这项调查另外也在美国进行。
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6 S/ E3 `! M2 p* Z金融时报说，这项民意调查与过去11个月每月的调查结果相符。过去11个月逐月调查结果显示，欧洲受访民众有28%到38%，认为美国是全球最大威胁。9 |  N" p/ ~1 e' u2 _' }& f  \
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相对地，美国的受访民众则有25%认为朝鲜是最大威胁；其次，有23%的民众认为伊朗是威胁；第三位是中国，占20%；认为美国本身就是威胁的受访者占11%，居第四位。% X. I4 f0 I8 W2 S9 k1 C

/ P5 l2 l& [" i- a; G7 J人在德国 社区这项调查是从去年7月到今年6月，经由网络在包括上述欧洲五国和美国在内的六个国家进行，每个国家、每个月抽样1000名以上作为受访目标。3 K3 Q& S  `) a3 G# \

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Europeans see US as threat to peace
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Europeans consistently regard the US as the biggest threat to world stability, a new poll reveals on Monday.
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% ^1 F; [4 t( F7 d: wrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deA survey carried out in June by Harris Research for the Financial Times shows that 32 per cent of respondents in five European countries regard the US as a bigger threat than any other state.
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In the US itself, North Korea and Iran are seen as the biggest risks. However, the youngest US respondents share the Europeans’ view that theirs is the biggest threat, with 35 per cent of American 16- to 24-year-olds identifying it as the chief danger to stability.
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The level of European concern about the US has remained broadly consistent over the past year. In 11 previous polls dating back to July 2006 the proportion of respondents considering the US a threat to stability has ranged between 28 per cent and 38 per cent.人在德国 社区/ w9 m, c, k, b! Z

" L2 j; ~/ c1 ]( y2 bThe latest poll comes in the wake of the “surge” that has increased US forces in Iraq to about 160,000 troops, but which has not been accompanied by political breakthroughs or a dramatic reduction of violence. During President George W. Bush’s second term the administration has also embarked on a more consensual international approach to issues such as Iran’s nuclear programme and North Korea’s nuclear bomb.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de9 S+ q& u0 U. I8 j; {( r4 v
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But the poll shows that the European public still considers Mr Bush a risk.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de* y& m/ l' b3 h8 v. n1 r

) y0 Q2 A" }4 W% F  i4 _“It is evidence of the continued estrangement between the European public and the Bush administration, in spite of a real improvement in official ties,” said Ron Asmus, head of the Brussels office of the German Marshall Fund, which works to bolster transatlantic ties.* h& R1 F3 v% X- F- i) J

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' l5 G: |6 Y9 c; ^人在德国 社区Inhabitants of Spain are most concerned about the US, with 46 per cent of respondents naming America as the biggest threat.
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7 }! ~( W$ g) r3 I5 r, D人在德国 社区European poll respondents – who also come from France, Germany, Italy and the UK – are increasingly concerned about China, which 19 per cent perceive as the biggest threat, up from 12 per cent last July.人在德国 社区) L/ H; p$ U* O6 S' C' A8 q
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Meanwhile, 17 per cent identify Iran as the biggest threat, 11 per cent Iraq and 9 per cent North Korea. Only 5 per cent single out Russia, despite increased tensions between Moscow and the west.0 g) v. [6 N" X. P. t
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The poll’s data on the US indicate that 25 per cent of Americans see North Korea as the biggest threat, followed by Iran with 23 per cent, China with 20 per cent, and the US itself with 11 per cent." P5 L$ A$ w' q- Y1 R
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The poll is consistent with findings last week by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, which found that favourable ratings of the US had declined in 26 of 33 countries over the past five years.
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# C" t4 n! P# e1 Y2 u8 `But the Pew poll also contrasted unfavourable ratings of the US with much more positive responses in Israel, Poland, Japan, India and parts of Africa and Latin America.
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5 A% z; U( a3 Z; U  q5 [& A3 e5 Y人在德国 社区The survey for the Financial Times was carried out online by Harris Interactive between July 2006 and June 2007. More than 1,000 people were polled in each country each month.