Views on China as 'enemy' of the US grow, many support military buildup to deter Taiwan invasion: survey

The annual Regan Defense Forum Survey shows a majority of Americans view China as the greatest enemy facing the U.S., and would support military intervention to defend Taiwan.

A majority of Americans (51%) also view China as the greatest threat facing the nation, up from 43% last year and 21% in 2018. Meanwhile, the number of those viewing Russia as the greatest threat is falling, with just 24% viewing the nation as such, down from 31% last year following its invasion of Ukraine. Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.

The survey also found that a strong majority of Americans (58%) support the security pact between the U.S., U.K. and Australia, known as AUKUS, to counter growing Chinese power across the globe. Just 22% said they opposed the defense technology sharing agreement, and 20% said they didn't know.