than China.īut even while pluralities or majorities in most countries note China’s economic strength relative to the U.S., this opinion does little to color attitude toward China more broadly. is the world’s leading economic power – only in Japan (53%) and South Korea (77%) do more name the U.S. itself – where 52% of Americans say the U.S. This is particularly true in Europe, where a plurality or majority in every country surveyed says China is the world’s leading economic power. Of four options given, people in most countries polled are most likely to see China as the world’s top economy. When it comes to perceptions of economic strength, China fares relatively well in the survey. Still, while Xi’s global image is somewhat better than Trump’s, it nonetheless is significantly worse than several of the other world leaders asked about, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. For example, in Germany, 78% say they have no confidence in Xi – but 89% say the same of Trump. For example, in the Netherlands, whereas around half distrusted Xi last year, today 70% say the same – up 17 percentage points.īut, even as concerns about Xi rise, in most countries, more have faith in President Xi than in President Trump. In most countries, the percent saying they have not too much or no confidence in him has grown by double digits since last year. This lack of confidence in Xi is at historic highs in every country for which trend data is available except Japan and Spain. A median of 78% say they have not too much or no confidence in him to do the right thing regarding world affairs, including at least seven-in-ten in every country surveyed. has handled the coronavirus outbreak poorly.ĭisapproval of how China has handled the COVID-19 pandemic also colors people’s confidence in Chinese President Xi Jinping. receives more negative evaluations from the surveyed publics, with a median of 84% saying the U.S. This is many more than say the same of the way the COVID-19 pandemic was handled by their own country or by international organizations like the World Health Organization or the European Union. Across the 14 nations surveyed, a median of 61% say China has done a bad job dealing with the outbreak. The rise in unfavorable views comes amid widespread criticism over how China has handled the coronavirus pandemic. And, in the U.S., negative views of China have increased nearly 20 percentage points since President Donald Trump took office, rising 13 points since just last year. In the UK, around three-quarters now see the country in a negative light – up 19 points. Negative views of China increased most in Australia, where 81% now say they see the country unfavorably, up 24 percentage points since last year. And in Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United States, South Korea, Spain and Canada, negative views have reached their highest points since the Center began polling on this topic more than a decade ago. Today, a majority in each of the surveyed countries has an unfavorable opinion of China. ![]() Views of China have grown more negative in recent years across many advanced economies, and unfavorable opinion has soared over the past year, a new 14-country Pew Research Center survey shows. Here are the questions used for the report, along with responses, and the survey methodology. All surveys were conducted over the phone with adults in the U.S., Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, face-to-face interviewing is not currently possible in many parts of the world.įor this report, we use data from nationally representative surveys of 14,276 adults from June 10 to Aug. This study was conducted in countries where nationally representative telephone surveys are feasible. The work builds on previous studies released in the summer of 2020 on Americans’ views of China and the international image of the U.S. This analysis focuses on cross-national views of China.
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