{"id":345283,"date":"2026-07-27T13:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&#038;p=345283"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:52:57","slug":"canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/27\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadians and Mexicans now view China more positively than the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8f6665\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8f6665;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png?resize=480,270 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png?resize=1280,720 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png?w=640\" alt=\"The Canadian, Mexican and U.S. flags are displayed in Ottawa in 2017. (Lars Hagberg\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-345316 not-transparent\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Canadian, Mexican and U.S. flags are displayed in Ottawa in 2017. (Lars Hagberg\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in almost two decades of Pew Research Center surveys, both Canadians and Mexicans now view China more favorably than their neighbor, the United States. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"7be074c6-2391-4f27-850e-ae76886eeee9\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" 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alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;7be074c6-2391-4f27-850e-ae76886eeee9-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:310px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-7be074c6-2391-4f27-850e-ae76886eeee9\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-7be074c6-2391-4f27-850e-ae76886eeee9\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"7be074c6-2391-4f27-850e-ae76886eeee9-table\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;7be074c6-2391-4f27-850e-ae76886eeee9-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Canadians and Mexicans now view China more positively than the U.S.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 310px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col \/><col \/><col style=\"width:127.796875px\" \/><col \/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th style=\"width:20%\">Country<\/th><th>U.S.<\/th><th>China<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">33<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">34<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2023<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">57<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2022<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">63<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">61<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">23<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2020<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">35<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2019<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">51<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">40<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">43<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2016<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">64<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2015<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">68<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2014<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2013<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">64<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2012<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2011<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2010<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2009<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">68<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2008<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2007<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">55<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2005<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">59<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2003<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">63<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2002<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">71<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">40<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2025<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">29<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2024<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">61<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2023<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">63<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2022<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2020<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2019<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">35<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">33<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">29<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2016<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2015<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">66<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2014<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">63<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2013<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">66<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2012<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">56<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2011<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">52<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2010<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">55<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2009<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">68<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2008<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">47<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2007<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">56<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2005<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2003<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2002<\/td><td style=\"width:20%\" data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">64<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;7be074c6-2391-4f27-850e-ae76886eeee9-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div 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data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our spring 2026 global survey marks the first time that Canadians have expressed a significantly more positive view of China than the U.S. Mexicans, by contrast, have viewed China more favorably than the U.S. in several previous Center surveys \u2013 all of them conducted during President Donald Trump\u2019s time in the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadians and Mexicans also now view Chinese President Xi Jinping more positively than Trump, even as relatively few people in both countries have confidence in the two leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Canada, 35% of adults have confidence in Xi to do the right thing regarding world affairs, compared with 20% who say the same of Trump. In Mexico, 35% of adults have confidence in Xi and 11% in Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/07\/15\/people-in-many-countries-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-u-s\/\"><em>People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2025\/07\/08\/people-in-many-countries-consider-the-u-s-an-important-ally-others-see-it-as-a-top-threat\/\">2025 survey<\/a>, Canadians and Mexicans both named the U.S. as their country\u2019s top ally <em>and<\/em> top threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-4031d49d wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center analysis looks at how adults in Canada and Mexico view China and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"why-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This analysis brings together several topics we regularly study: <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/07\/15\/people-in-many-countries-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-u-s\/\">global views of the U.S. and China<\/a>, as well as views of the U.S. in <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/07\/24\/canadians-opinions-of-the-us-and-its-president-are-at-or-near-historic-lows\/\">Canada<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/07\/11\/with-trump-back-in-office-people-in-mexico-view-the-us-much-more-negatively\/\">Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/international-surveys\/\">international surveys<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-did-we-do-this\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 1,020 adults in Canada and 1,017 adults in Mexico from Feb. 12 to April 14, 2026. We designed the surveys so we could talk about the views of the adult population in each country. 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Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-e1d2a0eb-005e-426e-9dd1-4ed11c290749\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"e1d2a0eb-005e-426e-9dd1-4ed11c290749-table\" style=\"max-width:420px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e1d2a0eb-005e-426e-9dd1-4ed11c290749-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Most younger adults in Canada and Mexico have favorable views of China<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 420px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col \/><col \/><col \/><col \/><col \/><col \/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th>Country<\/th><th>Topic<\/th><th>18-34<\/th><th>35-49<\/th><th>50+<\/th><th>Youngest-oldest diff<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">China<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">61<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">41<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">39<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">U.S.<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">32<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">44<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">27<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">China<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">70<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">61<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">44<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">U.S.<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">52<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">39<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"4\">28<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"5\">24<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e1d2a0eb-005e-426e-9dd1-4ed11c290749-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">Note: Statistically significant differences are in <strong>bold.<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"e1d2a0eb-005e-426e-9dd1-4ed11c290749\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"e1d2a0eb-005e-426e-9dd1-4ed11c290749\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"e1d2a0eb-005e-426e-9dd1-4ed11c290749\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"e1d2a0eb-005e-426e-9dd1-4ed11c290749\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In both Canada and Mexico, adults under 35 have a much more positive view of China than those ages 50 and older, consistent with a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/07\/15\/views-of-china-and-xi-are-improving-globally\/#favorability-of-china\">pattern we\u2019ve seen in many other countries<\/a>. For example, 70% of Mexicans under 35 view China favorably, compared with 44% of older Mexicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Younger adults in Mexico also view the U.S. more positively than older adults do. But in Canada, there is no significant difference in views between those under 35 and those ages 50 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these differences, <strong>both younger and older adults in Canada and Mexico have a more favorable view of China than of the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views of the two countries also differ by political ideology. Canadians who place themselves on the ideological left are much more likely than those on the right to have a <em>favorable<\/em> view of China and an <em>unfavorable<\/em> view of the United States. Canadians on the left and in the center are more favorable toward China now than in 2025, while views on the right have not changed much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Mexico, views of the U.S. and China don\u2019t differ much by ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"whats-behind-these-changing-views-of-china-and-the-u-s\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s behind these changing views of China and the U.S.?<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:345283,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/27\\\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/sr_26-07-24_canadamexicoviews_personalfreedom\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-27&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:345503,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/few_canadians_and_mexicans_say_the_us_and_chinese_governments_respect_their_peoples_freedoms-339923-1785174830.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Few Canadians and Mexicans say the U.S. and Chinese governments respect their people&#039;s freedoms&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;Country&quot;,&quot;U.S.&quot;,&quot;China&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2026&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;34&quot;,&quot;13&quot;],[&quot;2021&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;60&quot;,&quot;7&quot;],[&quot;2018&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;38&quot;,&quot;13&quot;],[&quot;2017&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;45&quot;,&quot;12&quot;],[&quot;2016&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;57&quot;,&quot;10&quot;],[&quot;2015&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;54&quot;,&quot;5&quot;],[&quot;2014&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;2013&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;75&quot;,&quot;13&quot;],[&quot;2008&quot;,&quot;Canada&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;2026&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;20&quot;,&quot;35&quot;],[&quot;2021&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;2018&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;31&quot;,&quot;30&quot;],[&quot;2017&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;32&quot;,&quot;31&quot;],[&quot;2016&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;2015&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;56&quot;,&quot;32&quot;],[&quot;2014&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;38&quot;,&quot;25&quot;],[&quot;2013&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;55&quot;,&quot;34&quot;],[&quot;2008&quot;,&quot;Mexico&quot;,&quot;50&quot;,&quot;33&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:true}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/few_canadians_and_mexicans_say_the_us_and_chinese_governments_respect_their_peoples_freedoms-339923-1785174830.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/27\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/sr_26-07-24_canadamexicoviews_personalfreedom\/\" data-chart-title=\"Few Canadians and Mexicans say the U.S. and Chinese governments respect their people&#039;s freedoms\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; 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adults who say each country&#039;s government &lt;strong&gt;respects&lt;\\\/strong&gt; the personal freedoms of its people&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;U.S.&quot;,&quot;China&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2008&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;2013&quot;,&quot;75&quot;,&quot;13&quot;],[&quot;2014&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;2015&quot;,&quot;54&quot;,&quot;5&quot;],[&quot;2016&quot;,&quot;57&quot;,&quot;10&quot;],[&quot;2017&quot;,&quot;45&quot;,&quot;12&quot;],[&quot;2018&quot;,&quot;38&quot;,&quot;13&quot;],[&quot;2021&quot;,&quot;60&quot;,&quot;7&quot;],[&quot;2026&quot;,&quot;34&quot;,&quot;13&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/27\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/27\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\/\" data-chart-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-25\" data-wp-key=\"9329c427-a9af-41b2-a2aa-f6f3416be0dc-2-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"9329c427-a9af-41b2-a2aa-f6f3416be0dc-2-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;9329c427-a9af-41b2-a2aa-f6f3416be0dc-2-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of <strong>Canadian<\/strong> adults who say each country&#8217;s government <strong>respects<\/strong> the personal freedoms of its people<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"9329c427-a9af-41b2-a2aa-f6f3416be0dc-2-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"1bde324e-22a1-4a22-b1d8-be8b02d9bff2-2\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1bde324e-22a1-4a22-b1d8-be8b02d9bff2-2&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:345283,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/27\\\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/27\\\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-27&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:345316,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of &lt;strong&gt;Mexican&lt;\\\/strong&gt; adults who say each country&#039;s government &lt;strong&gt;respects&lt;\\\/strong&gt; the personal freedoms of its people&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;U.S.&quot;,&quot;China&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2008&quot;,&quot;50&quot;,&quot;33&quot;],[&quot;2013&quot;,&quot;55&quot;,&quot;34&quot;],[&quot;2014&quot;,&quot;38&quot;,&quot;25&quot;],[&quot;2015&quot;,&quot;56&quot;,&quot;32&quot;],[&quot;2016&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;2017&quot;,&quot;32&quot;,&quot;31&quot;],[&quot;2018&quot;,&quot;31&quot;,&quot;30&quot;],[&quot;2021&quot;,&quot;&quot;,&quot;&quot;],[&quot;2026&quot;,&quot;20&quot;,&quot;35&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/27\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/27\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\/\" data-chart-title=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-27\" data-wp-key=\"1bde324e-22a1-4a22-b1d8-be8b02d9bff2-2-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"1bde324e-22a1-4a22-b1d8-be8b02d9bff2-2-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1bde324e-22a1-4a22-b1d8-be8b02d9bff2-2-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of <strong>Mexican<\/strong> adults who say each country&#8217;s government <strong>respects<\/strong> the personal freedoms of its people<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"1bde324e-22a1-4a22-b1d8-be8b02d9bff2-2-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/SR_26.07.27_Canada-Mexico_featured.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:310px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c-table\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">Few Canadians and Mexicans say the U.S. and Chinese governments respect their people&#8217;s freedoms<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 310px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col \/><col \/><col \/><col \/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Country<\/th><th>U.S.<\/th><th>China<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">34<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">60<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">38<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">45<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2016<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">57<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2015<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">54<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2014<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2013<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">75<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2008<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Canada<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">20<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2021<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2018<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">31<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2017<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">32<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2016<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\"><\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2015<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">56<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2014<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">38<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2013<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">55<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2008<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">Mexico<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">50<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"3\">33<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:310px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"bd74ef06-ed81-41e4-9b75-6f86c805990c\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In both Canada and Mexico, confidence in Trump is lower than confidence in his predecessor, Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadians and Mexicans also now rate the U.S. more negatively on both its domestic and foreign policies. <strong>Few in both countries now say that the U.S. and China respect their people\u2019s personal freedoms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Mexico, the share of adults who say the U.S. government respects its people\u2019s freedoms has reached an all-time low in our surveys. And for the first time in the nearly two decades we\u2019ve asked this question, Mexicans are now more likely to say this about the Chinese government than the U.S. government.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:345283,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/short-reads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/27\\\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/sr_26-07-24_canadamexicoviews_peacestability\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-07-27&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:345504,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/more_mexicans_now_say_china_contributes_to_global_stability_than_the_us-339800-1785174847.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;More Mexicans now say China contributes to global stability than the U.S.&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% of &lt;strong&gt;Mexican&lt;\\\/strong&gt; adults who say each country contributes &lt;strong&gt;a great deal\\\/a fair amount&lt;\\\/strong&gt; to peace and stability around the world&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;PEW RESEARCH CENTER&quot;,&quot;tableData&quot;:{&quot;header&quot;:[&quot;Year&quot;,&quot;U.S.&quot;,&quot;China&quot;],&quot;rows&quot;:[[&quot;2023&quot;,&quot;50&quot;,&quot;41&quot;],[&quot;2026&quot;,&quot;28&quot;,&quot;47&quot;]],&quot;footer&quot;:[]},&quot;isFreeformChart&quot;:false}\" data-wp-init--detect-web-share-support=\"callbacks.detectWebShareSupport\" data-wp-init--sync-table-height=\"callbacks.syncTableHeight\" data-wp-init--watch-chart=\"callbacks.watchChart\" data-wp-init--reset-tab-on-navigation=\"callbacks.resetTabOnNavigation\" data-png-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/more_mexicans_now_say_china_contributes_to_global_stability_than_the_us-339800-1785174847.png\" data-has-csv=\"true\" data-allow-data-download=\"true\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/07\/27\/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us\/\" data-chart-url=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/sr_26-07-24_canadamexicoviews_peacestability\/\" data-chart-title=\"More Mexicans now say China contributes to global stability than the U.S.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-allow-overlay=\"true\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-inner wp-block-prc-chart-builder-chart\" id=\"chart-block-29\" data-wp-key=\"6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3-chart\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-prc-chart-id=\"6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3-chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3-chart&quot;}\" data-wp-watch--init-render=\"callbacks.watchForRender\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.watchForResize\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__text-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; max-width:310px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">More Mexicans now say China contributes to global stability than the U.S.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of <strong>Mexican<\/strong> adults who say each country contributes <strong>a great deal\/a fair amount<\/strong> to peace and stability around the world<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/07\/more_mexicans_now_say_china_contributes_to_global_stability_than_the_us-339800-1785174847.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:310px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; max-width:310px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. Need to modify it to work with the share modal. -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal\" id=\"share-modal-6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"share-modal__title\">Share this chart<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"share-modal__close\" aria-label=\"Close Share Modal\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dashicons dashicons-no-alt\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-modal__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareTwitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on X<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__button share-modal__button--facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.shareFacebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share on Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\" id=\"6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3-table\" style=\"max-width:310px;\">\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 310px;\">\n\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">More Mexicans now say China contributes to global stability than the U.S.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% of <strong>Mexican<\/strong> adults who say each country contributes <strong>a great deal\/a fair amount<\/strong> to peace and stability around the world<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-chart-builder-table__inner\" style=\"max-width: 310px !important; margin-bottom: 0; overflow: auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table is-scroll-on-pc is-scroll-on-mobile chart-builder-data-table has-sans-serif-font-family has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout is-sticky-first-column\"><colgroup><col \/><col \/><col \/><\/colgroup><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>U.S.<\/th><th>China<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2023<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">50<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-prc-v-col=\"0\">2026<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"1\">28<\/td><td data-prc-v-col=\"2\">47<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__download-data-button-hr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6bc6a049-bb66-49e7-b0d1-7636316289a3-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; 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While half of Mexican adults said in 2023 that the U.S. contributed to peace and stability around the world, 28% say the same today. Mexicans are now much more likely to say that China contributes to global stability than to say this about the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexicans are also more likely to say that the U.S. interferes in the affairs of other countries than to say this about China (73% vs. 45%). And while Mexicans are divided on whether China takes the interests of countries like Mexico into account when making international policy decisions, around three-in-four say that the U.S. does <em>not<\/em> take these interests into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mexicans are also much more likely to call China a reliable partner to Mexico than to say this about the U.S. (58% vs. 34%). 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