A majority of Americans say the US needs to toughen its trade policies with China and is concerned that too many jobs are being “shipped” overseas, according to a bipartisan poll that shows high levels of voter anxiety about globalisation in the final months of the presidential election campaign.
The Mellman Group, a Democratic polling organisation, and North Star Opinion Research, a Republican counterpart, will on Monday release the results of a survey showing 62 per cent of Americans want to get tough with China “and use every possible means to stop their unfair trade practices”.
In contrast, just 29 per cent thought this ran the risk of causing a trade war with China, jeopardising a huge market for American goods.