US Favored Over China in Dozens of Countries, Pew Survey Says
- Middle-income nations have a rosier view of China, poll shows
- Most Americans said China had a negative economic impact
Tourists in Times Square, New York City.
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The US had a largely more favorable image than China in 35 high- and middle-income countries surveyed by the Pew Research Center, showing Beijing’s effort to win hearts and minds globally still has a ways to go.
More than twice as many people saw the US positively than they viewed China across 18 high-income countries, with the gap most stark in Poland, Japan, the US and South Korea, survey results released Tuesday suggested. That contrasts with views in the 17 middle-income countries polled, which favored both countries similarly.