How people in 9 middle-income countries see relations with the U.S., China
People are most likely to say the amount of debt their country owes to the U.S. is a very serious problem, with a median of 59% holding this view.
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People are most likely to say the amount of debt their country owes to the U.S. is a very serious problem, with a median of 59% holding this view.
People in 12 of 24 nations surveyed tend to say the U.S. is their top ally. But it’s also widely seen as a top threat, as are Russia and China.
Read how Pew Research Center revised our estimates to reflect methodological advances, incorporate newly available data, and allow comparison across measures in this report.
People around the world often name the U.S. as their top ally. China is also a common response, while Europeans commonly name the EU or other regional powers.
Most adults across 25 countries are aware of AI, and people are generally more concerned than excited about its effects on daily life.
Which country poses the greatest threat to the U.S.? Roughly four-in-ten Americans (42%) say China poses the greatest threat to the U.S. when asked in an open-ended question. Russia is named by the next-largest share (25%). Smaller shares say no country (4%), the U.S. itself (3%) or Iran (2%) is the greatest threat. One-in-five say […]
About a third of Canadians (34%) have a favorable opinion of the United States today. This is down 20 percentage points since last year.
More disapprove than approve of leaving the WHO and ending USAID. About half see tariffs on China as bad for the U.S. and them personally, but views differ by party.
Overall, 44% of U.S. adults say they trust the U.S. a lot or some to regulate the use of AI effectively, while 47% have little to no trust in the U.S. to do this.
The religiously unaffiliated population is the world’s third-largest religious category and grew the second-fastest between 2010 and 2020.
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