Pew: China Beats US in 36-Country Favorability Survey
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- Pew Research Centre survey of 36 countries found respondents view China more positively than the United States, with the gap holding in most of the countries polled
- Xi Jinping outpolled Donald Trump on world-affairs confidence in the same survey, with more respondents expressing confidence in the Chinese leader than in the US president
Why it matters: The survey documents a measurable perception shift in most of 36 countries surveyed, with Xi's confidence numbers beating Trump's on world affairs — a documented gap in public opinion across allied, neutral, and developing nations alike.
