World Opinion on China More Positive than on U.S., But Slipping: Most Countries, Including in Asia, Comfortable With China’s Growing Economic Power

Abstract

As President Hu Jintao makes the first visit of his presidency to Washington this month, global public opinion polls reveal that China’s ratings in world opinion are substantially better than those of the United States—though they have slipped a bit lately, concurrent with the ascension of Hu Jintao to the Chinese presidency.