Majority of Australians Think Less Favourably Towards China’s Communist Regime: Lowy Poll

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at the Lowy Lecture at the Town Hall in Sydney on October 3, 2019. - The annual Lowy Lecture is the foreign affairs think-tank Lowy Institute's flagship event where the speaker delivers a speech on Australia's place in the world. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images

Nearly 70 percent of Australians questioned in a new poll say they view China’s ruling communist regime less favorably due to its handling of the CCP virus outbreak.

Released on May 14, COVIDPoll by the Lowy Institute Poll has reported that 7 out of 10 Australians think that China has performed “fairly badly” or “very badly” in handling the outbreak.