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Japan is the world\u2019s third largest economy<\/a> and has the seventh-most powerful military<\/a>. It plays a major role on the world stage, where its interactions with other nations are increasingly consequential.<\/p>\n\n

Japan\u2019s adversarial relationship with China dates from the 13th century and the Yuan Dynasty\u2019s attempted invasions of the Japanese archipelago<\/a>. The first and second Sino-Japanese Wars between 1894 and 1945 renewed animosity. Today, nearly two-thirds of Japanese (64%) see China\u2019s power and influence as a major threat, though this is down 10 percentage points from 2013, the last time Pew Research Center asked this question. Notably, it is older Japanese (68% of those 50 and older) who are more troubled by China than younger Japanese (55% of those ages 18 to 29). But the Japanese are also less worried about their regional rival than are South Koreans (83% of whom see Beijing as a major threat<\/a>) and Vietnamese (80%).<\/p>\n\n

Overall, roughly eight-in-ten Japanese (83%) have an unfavorable view of China, including 35% who hold a very<\/em> unfavorable opinion of Beijing. Just 13% of Japanese see China positively.<\/p>\n\n

Few Japanese trust China\u2019s President Xi Jinping. Only 11% have confidence in him to do the right thing regarding world affairs, while 81% express little or no confidence. Middle-aged and older Japanese (ages 30 to 49 and ages 50 and older, both 82%) are more likely to express a lack of confidence in the Chinese leader than are younger Japanese (68%).<\/p>\n\n

Roughly one-in-ten Japanese (9%) believe that Beijing respects the personal freedoms of its people, while more than eight-in-ten (85%) say it does not.<\/p>\n\n

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Japanese have starkly differing views of Chinese economic and military power. Just 19% think China is currently the world\u2019s leading economic power (versus 62% who say it\u2019s the U.S.). More than half (53%) believe that China\u2019s growing economy is a good thing for Japan, though this is down from 68% a decade ago. And just 4% of Japanese believe China\u2019s growing military power is a good thing for Japan, a sentiment that has barely changed over the years.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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