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Large Majorities Say China Does Not Respect the Personal Freedoms of Its People
In Asian-Pacific publics, those who prefer strong economic ties with U.S. put promoting human rights ahead of economic ties with China
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- Large Majorities Say China Does Not Respect the Personal Freedoms of Its People
- Growing shares say China does not respect its people’s personal freedoms
- Large majorities in most places have negative opinions of China
- More now say China is handling COVID-19 well than said the same in summer 2020
- Growing shares choose economic ties with U.S. over ties with China
- Most publics have negative views of China
- Unfavorable views of China remain at or near historic highs in many places
- Nearly all in publics surveyed say China disregards its people’s freedoms
- The sense that China does not respect human rights is at or near historic highs in most places
- Negative evaluations of China related to the sense that China does not respect the personal freedoms of its people
- Praise for China’s pandemic response in Europe, less so in Asia-Pacific
- Divided views on how China has handled pandemic; still more positive than U.S. effort
- Higher marks for China’s pandemic handling compared with last year
- Most see more value in close economic ties to the U.S.
- Increased preference for economic ties with U.S.
- Few have confidence in Chinese President Xi
- Asian-Pacific publics divided on priorities for relationship with China
- In Asian-Pacific publics, those who prefer strong economic ties with U.S. put promoting human rights ahead of economic ties with China
- American Trends Panel recruitment surveys
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- Weighting dimensions
- Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling
- Final dispositions
- Cumulative response rate