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Americans Fault China for Its Role in the Spread of COVID-19
Most Americans see China as having dealt poorly with COVID-19
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- Americans Fault China for Its Role in the Spread of COVID-19
- Unfavorable views of China reach new highs in U.S.
- Most Americans see China as having dealt poorly with COVID-19
- Republicans are much more critical of China’s handling of COVID-19 and have more negative views of the country
- Most Americans have an unfavorable view of China
- Older Americans turn even more negative toward China in recent months
- Republicans remain more unfavorable toward China, but all partisans are increasingly negative
- Republicans, older Americans more critical of China’s response to COVID-19
- Most in U.S. say China’s initial response to coronavirus contributed to its spread
- Half of Americans think the U.S. should hold China responsible for its role in the pandemic
- Rising share say U.S. economic ties with China are bad
- U.S. public increasingly seeking tougher stance toward China on trade
- Most Americans say human rights a higher priority than economic relations for U.S.-China relationship
- Few Americans see China as a partner
- Americans still see their country as the world’s leading economy – but this is down since March
- Since March, decline in share of Democrats who see the U.S. as the world’s top economy
- Americans continue to lose faith in Xi