How views of the U.S., China and their leaders have changed over time
People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
We examine how the U.S. and China stack up to one another on more than 10 measures of international public opinion, spanning from confidence in their leaders to views of their universities and technological achievements.
In most places surveyed, more people name China’s influence as a major threat than any of the other geopolitical issues asked about.
The Chinese Communist Party is preparing for its 20th National Congress, an event likely to result in an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping. Since Xi took office in 2013, opinion of China in the U.S. and other advanced economies has turned more negative. How did it get to be this way?
Around three-quarters of Asian Americans (78%) have a favorable view of the United States. Majorities of Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Vietnamese adults in the U.S. have a favorable view of their own ancestral homeland. By contrast, fewer than half of Chinese Americans say they have a favorable opinion of China.
Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.
Unfavorable views of China also hover near historic highs in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed.
Differences within each party on views of foreign policy emerge based on where Americans turn for political news.
Americans’ opinions of China have soured in recent years. But what are Americans thinking about when they say they have a negative view of China?
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