Respondents were asked to indicate their agreement or disagreement with the following statement:
"The Australian government is right to increase defence spending, to balance, among other considerations, China's growing military might"
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
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Level of support for increased defense spending among Australians 2022
According to a survey conducted in March 2022, around ** percent of respondents in Australia indicated support for increasing defense expenditures in order to balance, among other considerations, China's growing military power. However, a majority of ** percent also supported building better relations and closer ties with China.
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UTS:ACRI. (May 12, 2022). Support for an increase in defense spending to balance China's power among Australians as of March 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1316550/level-of-support-for-increased-defense-spending-among-australians/
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