{"id":15826,"date":"2013-06-27T13:26:43","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T18:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/obama-seeks-to-improve-economic-ties-with-south-africa-as-china-edges-in\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:30:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:30:52","slug":"obama-seeks-to-improve-economic-ties-with-south-africa-as-china-edges-in","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/06\/27\/obama-seeks-to-improve-economic-ties-with-south-africa-as-china-edges-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama seeks to improve economic ties with South Africa as China edges in"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-248417\" alt=\"south-africa-us-china-influence\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/06\/south-africa-us-china-influence.png\" width=\"276\" height=\"390\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Obama&#8217;s trip to South Africa this week <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/the-press-office\/2013\/05\/20\/statement-press-secretary-president-s-travel-africa\">aims to strengthen economic ties<\/a>\u00a0between the two countries at a time when China&#8217;s growing economic presence in the region has added a new dynamic.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/trade.ec.europa.eu\/doclib\/docs\/2006\/september\/tradoc_113447.pdf\">According to the European Commission<\/a>, in 2011, China accounted for a larger share of South Africa\u2019s trade than the U.S. did. And the new Chinese President Xi Jinping <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/26\/world\/asia\/chinese-leader-xi-jinping-offers-africa-assurance-and-aid.html?adxnnl=1&amp;adxnnlx=1372341835-51r2HRljJTIHg4pzcw8i9A\">highlighted<\/a> the importance of the region to his country by making sub-Saharan Africa one of the destinations for his first trip abroad as president. (This is Obama&#8217;s first trip to South Africa since taking office.) <!--more--><\/p>\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-248418\" alt=\"us-image-south-africa\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/06\/us-image-south-africa.png\" width=\"277\" height=\"273\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africans appear to recognize the competing economic influence of the two world powers \u2013 and to welcome ties with both countries. According to a new Pew Research Center poll, about seven-in-ten (72%) say the U.S. has a great deal or fair amount of influence on economic conditions in South Africa; 71% say the same about China. Among those who believe the U.S. and China have a significant economic impact on their country, majorities say both nations\u2019 influence is a good thing for South Africa: 67% for the U.S. and 58% for China.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless, Obama is likely to receive a warm welcome on the visit. \u00a0Roughly seven-in-ten (72%) hold a favorable view of the U.S., a higher percentage than in either 2002 or 2008. And a broad majority (74%) express confidence in Obama to do the right thing in world affairs, much higher than\u00a0the 32% in 2008 who trusted his predecessor, President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are more <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/06\/27\/south-africa-topline-and-survey-methods\">detailed results and survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Obama&#8217;s trip to South Africa this week aims to strengthen economic ties\u00a0between the two countries at a time when China&#8217;s growing economic presence in the region has added a new dynamic. According to the European Commission, in 2011, China accounted for a larger share of South Africa\u2019s trade than the U.S. did. 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