Sixty-two percent of American adults are least somewhat concerned about a possible U.S. trade war with China, including 32 percent who are very concerned, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released on Monday.
Only 34 percent are not worried about an impending trade war, with 11 percent not concerned at all.
The U.S. administration is setting the stage for a trade war with China after President Donald Trump increased tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese imports.
On Monday, Beijing stepped up its diplomatic efforts to counter American pressure by filing a complaint against the U.S. at the World Trade Organization over the tariffs, according to The Guardian.
The one-sentence announcement from China's ministry of commerce, came less than a week after Trump called for a second round of tariffs on China in retaliation for Bejing placing tariffs on American goods.
The Independent reports that the Trump administration has slammed the WTO for its inability to deal adequately with the problems posed by China, suggesting a challenge there might have little impact in Washington.
However, the move might help Beijing win support from governments which have criticized Trump for going outside the WTO to impose tariffs on Chinese and other imports.
The Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 American adults was conducted July 11-12. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95 percent level of confidence.
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