Beijing’s ‘hedging on Russia’ evident in Chinese citizens’ views on Ukraine war, regional pollster says

By Bhavan Jaipragas

A new survey of Asian sentiment surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine suggests urban dwellers in China and India are ambivalent about Moscow’s aggression even amid their governments’ efforts to stay above the fray.The poll of 6,920 people in India, China, Singapore and Australia by the independent pollster Blackbox Research offers one of the first empirical glimpses of regional public opinion about the war as it nears the one-month mark.Across the board, the proportion of people with…

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