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June 29, 2021

Large Majorities Say China Does Not Respect the Personal Freedoms of Its People

Most publics have negative views of 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
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
Invitation and reminder dates
Weighting dimensions
Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling
Final dispositions
Cumulative response rate

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