Even before Capitol riot, most people in Germany, France and the UK had concerns about U.S. political system
Majorities in all three countries said in a fall 2020 survey that the U.S. system needs either major changes or to be completely reformed.
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Majorities in all three countries said in a fall 2020 survey that the U.S. system needs either major changes or to be completely reformed.
Unfavorable views of China also hover near historic highs in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed.
Positive views of the U.S. have rebounded across 17 advanced economies since last year, while most continue to see China unfavorably.
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.
Germans and Americans have both become more skeptical of China.
A median of about seven-in-ten people in 14 countries expressed unfavorable views of Iran, while only about two-in-ten hold a favorable view.
Few in 14 advanced countries have confidence in either Xi or Trump, and many are critical of how both countries have handled the coronavirus outbreak.
Nearly seven-in-ten Americans think it is very important for the United States to be a world leader in scientific achievements.
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?
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