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Large Majorities Say China Does Not Respect the Personal Freedoms of Its People
The sense that China does not respect human rights is at or near historic highs in most places
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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
- Invitation and reminder dates
- Weighting dimensions
- Unweighted sample sizes and error attributable to sampling
- Final dispositions
- Cumulative response rate