Negative Opinions of China at Record High in Nine Nations, Poll Says
- Unfavorable opinion ‘has soared’ in past year, Pew poll finds
- Record negatives from majority in nine of 14 nations surveyed
Paramilitary police officers stand during the daily national flag-lowering ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
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Negative perceptions of China have reached record highs in the U.S. and other major economies, according to a global survey by the Pew Research Center.
The polling found that a majority of respondents across 14 surveyed countries held an unfavorable opinion of China. In nine of the countries -- including the U.S., Germany, the U.K., South Korea, Australia and Canada -- negative opinion reached its highest point since the nonpartisan organization began polling on the topic more than a decade ago.