A new poll (see chart) by the German Marshall Fund, a think-tank, shows that western Europe is now much more pro-American and pro-NATO than the ex-communist east.
德国马歇尔基金会(一智囊机构)一项新的民意调查显示，现在西欧比东欧更为亲美和亲北约。
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If warmer relations with China enable the ex-communist countries of Europe to brace themselves better against a Russo-German squeeze, many may argue that this is a price worth paying.