{"id":337627,"date":"2026-07-15T12:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=337627"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:01:37","slug":"people-in-many-countries-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/07\/15\/people-in-many-countries-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More also have confidence in Xi than Trump, according to a survey in three dozen countries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Chinese President Xi Jinping greets U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14, 2026. (Kenny Holston\/Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center report looks at how views of the U.S. and China compare around the world, including ratings of their presidents, their respect for personal freedoms, and their approaches to foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This project brings together two topics we regularly study: international views of the U.S.<\/a> and international views of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our international surveys<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We surveyed 42,151 people across 36 countries: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the U.K., and the West Bank and East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interviews were conducted from February 8 to May 13, 2026. We designed the surveys so we could talk about the views of the adult population in each country. Here are the survey questions<\/a> used for this report, along with responses, and the survey methodology<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Global views of the United States worsened last year<\/a> as President Donald Trump\u2019s second term began, though most people still had a more positive opinion of the U.S. than China. This year, that is no longer the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More international public opinion on the U.S. and China<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This report compares how people around the world see the U.S. and China. For a more detailed look at the global image of each country, read our separately published reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n