Jointly for all 12 countries polled. Excluding those who responded 'Don't know'; these represented 19 per cent, 20 per cent, and 18 per cent of the total for respective options. The question read: "A cold war is a type of conflict that doesn’t involve direct military action but instead may include economic or political acts (e.g. sanctions, propaganda, proxy conflicts etc), such as the cold war between the West and the Soviet Union in the second half of the twentieth century. To what extent, if at all, do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? (a) There is a cold war between your country and China, (b) There is a cold war between the EU and China, (c) There is a cold war between the USA and China." 'Happening' is a sum of (1) This is definitely happening and (2) This is probably happening; 'Not happening' is a sum of (3) This is definitely not happening and (4) This is probably not happening; 'Don’t know' refers to (5) I am not sure if this is or is not happening.
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