Global poll finds more countries view China favorably than US for first time in decades
For the first time in roughly 20 years, more people globally view China favorably than the United States, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center released on Wednesday.
The poll, conducted from February to May, found that in 25 out of 36 countries and territories surveyed, more people have favorable views of China than the US. This includes Canada, Mexico, and major European powers such as France, Germany, and the UK. In only six countries – Poland, the Philippines, South Korea, India, Japan, and Israel – do people still see the US more positively than China.
The shift in opinion is driven in part by tensions between the Trump administration and US allies, as well as the US handling of the war against Iran, according to Laura Silver, associate director of Pew’s Global Attitudes Research. "There was just an actual relationship between the outbreak of the war and the sense that the US is just not contributing to peace and stability and that people have less confidence in Donald Trump," Silver said.
In 22 out of the 36 countries and territories surveyed, views of Chinese leader Xi Jinping are more favorable than those of US President Donald Trump. However, people in many of the countries have low confidence in both men. The low approval of Trump is linked to several factors, including his demands to control Greenland, the American military raid that captured Venezuela’s then-leader Nicolás Maduro, and the US handling of the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, according to Silver. "By comparison, we know that China is seen to be a more reliable partner in many places. It’s more likely to be seen to contribute to global peace and stability," Silver said.
In a separate development, senior officials from China and North Korea pledged to deepen cooperation during talks in Pyongyang on Thursday. Jo Yong Won, a member of the presidium of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party politburo, said the evolving global situation had prompted the two countries to strengthen their unity during talks with visiting Chinese official Wang Huning, according to North Korea's state news agency KCNA.
Wang, a member of the standing committee of the Communist Party of China's politburo and a close aide to President Xi Jinping, is in North Korea for a three-day visit marking the 65th anniversary of the mutual assistance treaty signed by the two countries. The treaty provided the legal foundation for consolidating the "friendship formed at the cost of blood" between the neighbors, which fought together during the 1950-1953 Korean War, according to KCNA.
During last month’s summit between Xi and Kim, the two leaders adopted what North Korean state media described as a “far-reaching blueprint” for strengthening “the most powerful and strategic relations”. China remains North Korea’s largest economic partner, even as Pyongyang has drawn extremely close to Moscow in recent years, including signing a strategic defense agreement that saw thousands of North Korean troops deployed to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to outline his vision for AI diplomacy at a key forum in Shanghai, according to a report by Reuters.
In a related development, Sunday marked the 10-year anniversary of the ruling against China's nine-dash line in the South China Sea. Fourteen countries reacted by reaffirming the ruling, while China responded with saber-rattling, according to Foreign Policy.
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