{"id":337799,"date":"2026-07-15T12:58:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=337799"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:20:07","slug":"views-of-china-and-xi-are-improving-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/07\/15\/views-of-china-and-xi-are-improving-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Views of China and Xi Are Improving Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

But opinions are much less positive in wealthier nations, a 37-country survey finds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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People pose for a photo in front of giant national flag in Jiyuan, China, on Oct. 1, 2025. (Miao Qiunao\/VCG via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center report looks at international views of China and its leadership, including how opinions vary between high- and middle-income countries<\/a> and within the Asia-Pacific region.<\/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 international research on opinion of China builds on decades of previous work, including reports China\u2019s approach to foreign policy<\/a> and how views have shifted during Xi\u2019s presidency<\/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 45,658 people across 37 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., the U.S., 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 used<\/a> for this report, along with responses, and the survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of the decade, amid the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, views of China were near historic lows in many countries. But in recent years, positive views have become more widespread \u2013 even reaching new highs in some places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More people now also have confidence in Chinese President Xi Jinping to do the right thing regarding world affairs. Still, in most countries surveyed, and particularly in some of the wealthier ones, views of Xi remain more negative than positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many ways, these two findings convey the broader story of how China is viewed around the world, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of more than 45,000 people in 37 countries, conducted Feb. 8-May 13, 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n