Far more Americans see U.S. influence on the world stage getting weaker than stronger
More Americans say their country’s influence in the world has been getting weaker rather than stronger in recent years (47% vs. 19%).
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More Americans say their country’s influence in the world has been getting weaker rather than stronger in recent years (47% vs. 19%).
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Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.
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Americans see China as a growing superpower – and increasingly say it is the world’s leading economy.
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Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.
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