U.S. Views of China Worsen as Xi Maintains Ties With Russia
- Pew finds 82% of people had unfavorable opinion of nation
- Beijing has stayed close to Moscow during war in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin, left, and Xi Jinping in February.
Photographer: Alexei Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images
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Americans’ negative views of China are rising as President Xi Jinping maintains close ties with Moscow during the war in Ukraine, a sign that the invasion and other issues are taking a toll on Beijing’s image.
That’s according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center, which found that 82% of respondents had “unfavorable opinions” of the Asian nation, up six percentage points from last year. It’s also the highest since 2020, when Pew began asking the question as part of a nationally representative survey that this year covered more than 3,500 people in late March.