Negative Views of China Tied to Critical Views of Its Policies on Human Rights
Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
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Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.
Germans and Americans have both become more skeptical of China.
With new 2022 survey results just around the corner, here are five of the many insights from the newly added data available on the database.
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