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Asians see the United States losing its undisputed international influence in 50 years to possibly China amid waning trust in Washington to act responsibly in the world, a poll showed.
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Asians see the United States losing its undisputed international influence in 50 years to possibly China amid waning trust in Washington to act responsibly in the world, a poll showed.
The study is carried out by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA), an independent US think tank.
In the immediate term, US power in the eyes of Asians remains secure.
In half a century, however, a majority in all countries covered by the poll -- China, India, South Korea and the United States -- believed "another nation" will become as powerful or surpass the United States in power.
"There is a clear agreement across the board that over the next half century Asians see the United States no more the sole superpower that it is or considered to be today," CCGA president Marshall Bouton told a news conference in Washington.
The survey did not specify in its questions which nation people believe will match or overtake the United States.
"We can only infer what nation people had in mind when they answered that question," Bouton said. When asked whether it was China, he said "I guess so."
China has become a global manufacturing power and is already displacing the United States as the primary trading partner for many nations.
China has also amassed the world's largest trade surplus and world's largest foreign exchange reserves.
Asians, according to the survey, were quite comfortable with the rise of China.
Trust in the United States to act responsibly in the world is "low," according to the poll.
(Agencies)
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一項民意調查顯示，隨著亞洲人對美國政府逐漸喪失信任，他們認為，在未來50年內，美國無可匹敵的國際影響力可能將受到中國的挑戰。
這項調查是由美國獨立智囊機構芝加哥全球事務委員會開展的。
但從目前來看，美國在亞洲人心目中的地位仍然不可取代。
然而，這項在中國、印度、韓國和美國進行的調查表明，大多數人認為，在未來半個世紀內，"另一個國家"將會變得很強大，或是會超過美國。
芝加哥全球事務委員會主任馬歇爾·鮑頓在華盛頓召開的新聞發布會上說："有一點可以肯定，亞洲人認為，在半個世紀后，美國將不再是世界上唯一的超級強國。"
但調查中并沒有涉及人們認為具體哪個國家將能與美國相媲美或能超過美國等問題。
鮑頓說："我們只能從人們的回答中進行推斷。"當被問及這個國家是不是中國時，鮑頓說："我認為是。"
中國已成為全球制造業大國，并且取代美國成為很多國家的最大貿易伙伴。
此外，中國擁有世界上最大的貿易順差和外匯儲備。
調查顯示，亞洲人對于中國的崛起并不感到擔憂。
另外，人們對美國政府的信任感降低。
(英語點津姍姍編輯)
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