{"id":13910,"date":"2014-11-07T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/at-apec-americans-japanese-are-most-skeptical-that-trade-leads-to-more-jobs\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:21:15","slug":"at-apec-americans-japanese-are-most-skeptical-that-trade-leads-to-more-jobs","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2014\/11\/07\/at-apec-americans-japanese-are-most-skeptical-that-trade-leads-to-more-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"At APEC: Americans, Japanese are most skeptical that trade leads to more jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/09\/16\/faith-and-skepticism-about-trade-foreign-investment\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0f0ee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0f0ee;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/FT_14.11.5_APECmap.png?resize=480,355 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/FT_14.11.5_APECmap.png?resize=640,473 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-25771 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/11\/FT_14.11.5_APECmap.png\" alt=\"APEC nations views of trade\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet in Beijing this weekend at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to promote free trade and economic integration. But, back home, they may have some explaining to do.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the 21 Pacific Rim leaders attending, they represent the publics that are most skeptical of the benefits of both trade and foreign investment, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/09\/16\/faith-and-skepticism-about-trade-foreign-investment\/\">Pew Research Center survey<\/a> of 13 of the APEC nations.<!--more--><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publics in these nations believe that trade is good for their countries (a median of 81%). And a median of 53% believe it creates jobs. But Japanese (69%) and Americans (68%) are among the least convinced that trade is good for their nation. And they are far less convinced \u2013 Americans 20%, Japanese 15% \u2013 that international commerce generates jobs.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, a median of 41% in the APEC nations surveyed say it\u2019s a good thing for foreign companies to buy domestic companies in their country. Yet just 17% of Japanese and 28% of Americans share such views. With Chinese investment in the U.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/rhg.com\/interactive\/china-investment-monitor\">growing rapidly<\/a>, this may not bode well.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This skepticism in both Japan and the U.S. raises questions about political support in both societies for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal now under negotiation involving Japan, the U.S. and several of the nations assembled in China.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most enthusiastic APEC public surveyed is the Vietnamese: 95% say trade is good for Vietnam, in part because 78% say it creates jobs and 72% voice the view it raises wages.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chinese hosts are generally supportive of trade. After a decade of exports growing by an average of 15% and wages increasing by 10% annually \u2013 what is not to like? But the Chinese are also quite wary of foreign investment: only 39% of the public there say foreign-led mergers and acquisitions are a good thing and just 51% believe foreign companies building factories in China is beneficial.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/09\/16\/faith-and-skepticism-about-trade-foreign-investment\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0f0ef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0f0ef;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" class=\"wp-image-25765 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/11\/APEC_Trade_Table_6.6in.png\" alt=\"US Japan less convinced trade leads to jobs\"><\/a><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese (69%) and Americans (68%) are among the least convinced in APEC countries that trade is good for their nation. 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