More Europeans see US as threat than China

https://www.politico.eu/article/poll-eu-countries-us-bigger-threat-than-china

29 Comments

  1. As a European, we see him as a threat when he constantly threatens to annex his former NATO partners’ land

  2. ILoveTheAtomicBomb on

    I mean it’s not like Trump threatened to take Greenland by force, tariffs the hell of out the EU, throws childish tantrums on his social media about how weak EU is, and plunges the world into a financial downturn

    Yeah I really can’t imagine why. Screw all these inbred hick MAGA supporters

  3. Exact_Patience_9767 on

    Don’t be a threat to Europe, Trump. It’s where all your wives are imported from.

  4. Let’s see….. one country back tracks on all of their agreements, keeps electing insane geriatrics, has a government that completely backtracks on every policy every 4 years, has destabilized almost every country they have intervened in, tariffs the shit out of you if you say one wrong thing, and has religious lunatics running the show that give Iran and the Taliban a run for their money.

    The other doesn’t get militarily involved, makes all of your shit, just wants to make trade deals, has grown economically are a tremendous pace so they are a far more lucrative trade partner, has a stable government able to make long term plans without risk of someone trashing it within 4 years, and lives by the motto of “Do Nothing. Win.”

    It seems pretty obvious who is more dangerous.

  5. As an Australian. I have always loved the USA. But Trump USA? Dangerous and crazy. Unpredictable and very nasty. I have NO FEAR of China. At the moment I’m more comfortable with China by far, then the USA.

  6. Front-Anteater3776 on

    European countries (NATO countries) spent 20 years in Afghanistan because USA requested it. 

    Then in november USA decides that EU is an enemy that must be destroyed and replaced with anti-democratic authoritarian leaders. USA then comes out voicing support for facist parties like AfD and Putins ally Orban while claiming that Ukraine and EU is interfering with elections. 

    Since not a single American is willing to stop Trump, imagine the shit he could cause if he decided to attack Europe militarily. The man who just threatened with annihilating an entire civilization continues without any consequences withiut anyone in Congress or the US military stopping him.

    USA is actively working to destroy Europe snd they are not keeping it a secret.

  7. WaterBottleOnAShelf on

    I’d go so far as to say we also see the US as more of a threat than even North Korea.

  8. Duuuuh. Remind me, when did China last threaten to attack an EU member? And when was the last time the US did exactly that?

  9. FreeKony2016 on

    Europe and Taiwan turning to China as result of US warmongering would be the funniest thing to happen all century

  10. As a Chinese it’s so mind boggling to think why Europe see us as a threat in the first place. Industrial competition maybe, but we never threatened Europe or posed any unfounded hostility towards Europe. To me, the one sided hostility is a direct result of decades of American control of Europe’s medias and political elites. It’s good to see Europe finally waking up and coming back to common sense. But who knows, maybe once Trump gone Europe will be America’s most loyal lapdog again

  11. Trump is consistently using every opportunity to enrich himself and make others pay for it, a. This was clear when he took Venezuelan oil.
    Attacking Venezuela, threatened Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. Attacked Iran. Imposed economic block, tariffs, on all countries.
    It doesn’t benefit anybody in the US. Yet there’s still so many US citizens supporting him.

  12. RechargeableOwl on

    Agreed. The US is led by idiots, but there are fresh idiots yet to take to the stage. We need a divorce from the US and their ingrained madness.

  13. the-planet-earth on

    As an American I regrettably have to say they’re probably right. It is very sad and I don’t know what I can do as just one individual living in this country other than say that I’m sorry, though my apology is completely meaningless

  14. DesignatedDonut2606 on

    Absolutely.

    US is making weekly threats of invading European territory and imposing economic measures to destabilize our economy.

    As far as I know, China has never done so.

  15. China likes money – you make good deal with them, they are your “ally”. You don’t make deal, they don’t care about you.
    US likes money – you make deal with them, they are you “ally”. You don’t make deal, they get angry and push you to make the deal even if no longer benefits you.

  16. China isn’t trying to take Greenland. Plus the US is way stronger right now. Europe’s bent over a barrel here.

  17. MovieGuyMike on

    America uses intimidation and China uses mountains of cash. Gee I wonder what will win.

  18. maybe its because the US openley threatened europe with war but china never has?
    Cant be it

  19. RollingDownTheHills on

    We know where China stands. The same can’t be said for the US, who currently has a leadership that flipflops between idiotic stances every single day.

  20. the68thdimension on

    The only country I (a European) see as more of a threat than the US right now is Russia.

  21. Dry_Bullfrog2344 on

    A survey in 2026 shows that around 20% of Europeans think of the US as a major threat, higher than China.

  22. SatchSaysPlay on

    Been saying this for at least a decade, China infinitely more trustworthy and dependable than the USA ever would be.

    Sooner they’re isolated and left to themselves the better.