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China and Xi favored over U.S. and Trump in many nations: Survey - NPR
WorldBy The Associated Press7/15/20261 min read
The change is driven by improved perceptions of China and declining views of the United States.
✨ Key Highlights
- A new Pew Research Center survey finds that global opinion has shifted in Beijing's favor this year, marking a reversal after years in which the world generally viewed the United States more favorably than China.
- The change is driven by two simultaneous trends: improved perceptions of China alongside declining views of the United States across many nations surveyed.
- The poll frames the comparison partly around leadership, weighing attitudes toward Chinese President Xi Jinping against those toward U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The findings suggest that America's traditional edge in international favorability has narrowed or disappeared in numerous countries covered by the research.
- The report, released by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, points to a notable moment in shifting global public sentiment toward the two major powers.
WASHINGTON The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those opinions have flipped in Beijing's favor this year, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center,