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Most Americans Support Tough Stance Toward China on Human Rights, Economic Issues
Across modes and question types, Americans’ views of China have grown more negative in recent years
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- Most Americans Support Tough Stance Toward China on Human Rights, Economic Issues
- Rising concerns on China on many issues
- Majority supports a more assertive stance on bilateral relations with China across a range of issues
- Sharp rise in share of Americans who view China negatively, driven mostly by Republicans
- When Americans think of China, human rights and the economy are top of mind
- Rising concerns about China on many issues
- Americans have less faith in Biden to deal with China than to handle other foreign policy issues
- Large partisan divides on many China-related issues – but not in concerns about human rights
- Negative views of China up substantially since 2018
- Across modes and question types, Americans’ views of China have grown more negative in recent years
- Most Americans see China negatively
- Nearly two-thirds of conservative Republicans view China as an ‘enemy’ – far more than other groups
- Both parties grow more supportive of curtailing China’s influence
- Tackling China is a top-five priority for Republicans among policy goals polled
- Americans – especially Republicans –prioritize limiting China’s power and influence more than other countries
- Americans have less faith in Biden to deal with China than on other foreign policy issues
- Few Republicans have confidence in Biden to deal effectively with China
- Majority in the U.S. see cyberattacks from China as very serious problem
- Wider partisan gap than in 2020 in views of whether U.S. job loss, trade deficit and China’s military and technological power are very serious problems for the U.S.
- More than half of Americans say China and U.S. have handled COVID-19 poorly
- On climate change, most Americans view China’s response negatively