欧洲外交关系委员会发布的民调结果显示，德国民众对中国的态度明显比其他欧洲国家更加谨慎。[1] 调查中，40%的德国受访者将中国视为竞争对手，9%认为中国是冲突中的敌手，这两项比例均明显高于西班牙、意大利等其他欧洲国家。[1] 相比之下，西班牙仅14%认为中国是竞争对手，4%认为是冲突敌手；意大利的相应比例为19%和5%；法国则为35%和8%。[1]
德国主要政党的支持者对中国的认知更为警惕。[1] 基民盟及社民党支持者中，认为中国是竞争对手或冲突敌手的比例均不低于6成。[1] 不过，仍有35%的德国受访者认为中国是必须战略合作的伙伴，但这一比例远低于西班牙（56%）和意大利（51%）。[1]
A survey released by the European Council on Foreign Relations reveals a notably skeptical outlook among Germans toward China compared to their European counterparts.[1] According to the poll, 40% of German respondents view China as a competitor, while 9% regard it as an adversary in conflict.[1] This skepticism is considerably more pronounced than in other European nations—Spain shows only 14% viewing China as a competitor and 4% as a conflict adversary, while Italy registers 19% and 5% respectively.[1] France falls between these positions, with 35% seeing China as a competitor and 8% as a conflict adversary.[1]
The heightened German skepticism extends across the country's major political movements, with supporters of both the Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party registering no less than 60% agreement that China represents either a competitor or conflict adversary.[1] The think tank attributes this distinctive German perspective to the significant economic impact China's rise poses for Germany.[1] Notably, only 35% of German respondents regard China as a strategic partner requiring cooperation—substantially lower than the 56% in Spain and 51% in Italy who hold this view.[1]