根据英国《金融时报》公布的一项最新欧洲民意调查显示，中国已超过伊朗和朝鲜，成为全球稳定的最大威胁
据《金融时报》报道，《金融时报》与哈里斯民意调查合作，于今年3月27日到4月8日间访问了欧洲5国，5381名欧洲人，其中英国1122人，法国1114人，德国1028人，西班牙1012人，意大利1105人，询问谁是全球稳定的最大威胁。结果平均有35%的受访者指称中国是最大威胁。
调查显示，在意大利，高达47%受访者认为中国对全球稳定威胁最大，而在去年的类似调查中只有26%的意大利人视中国为威胁。
在法国、德国和英国，认为中国是头号威胁的比率也急速上升。法国有36%的人认为中国是最大威胁，去年则只有22%的法国人如此认为。德国有35%的人视中国为最大威胁，比去年的18%成长了近两倍。英国有27%的人把中国当成最大威胁，去年则只有16%。接受调查的5国中，只有西班牙仍然认为美国是全球稳定的最大的威胁。
针对这项调查，欧洲委员会外交关系执行长兰纳德（Mark Leonard）表示，过去5年，大家认为中国充满经济契机，然而过去6个月，由于非洲达尔富尔危机和西藏暴乱，外界对中国印象显然已有所改观。
自西藏3月发生暴乱后，一些西方国家和西方媒体以人权为借口，对北京奥运进行杯葛。而欧洲民众在看过西方媒体的报道之后，对中国也有了偏见。
译文:
China, One Biggest Threat: EU Poll Shows
China tops the world menacing nations, with Iran and DPRK left behind, according to the latest survey in Europe conducted by Financial Times, a British-based newspaper.
According to Financial Times, the poll was conducted in cooperation with Harris Interactive, and it surveyed 5381 European residents from 5 different countries throughout Europe, among which, 1122 were from Britain, 1114 from France, 1028 from German and 1105 from Italy. All of them were questioned about the country posing the biggest threat to the world stability on their mind. The result turns out that China, chosen by 35% of the interviewees, is topping the list.
The same sort of question was also asked one year ago and the survey this time suggests an increase in the number of people in Italy who see China a menace, from 26% last year to 47% this time.
Sharp increase in the number of people holding the similar view on China is also seen in France, German and UK. In France, the figure rises from 22% last year to 36% today. In the previous year, only 18% of Germen viewed China very dangerous, but now, the figure is nearly doubled, at 35%. As to the British, 27% of them thinks China as a major threat to the world at present, up from 16% last year.
Facing the result, Mark Leonard, Executive Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations says that most Europeans regarded China as a land abound with economic opportunities 5 years ago, but the China's role on the Darfur issue and its handling of the Tibet riot had apparently tarnished China over the past 6 months.
Ever since the Tibetan riot in March, some of the Western countries and media had been trying to boycott Beijing Olympics in the name of Human Rights. Inevitably, many Europeans were prejudiced on China under the influence of those biased reports.