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China Favorable Rating Graph Total % favorable Total % unfavorable Sep 30 1979 64 25 Mar 3 1985 38 51 Mar 2 1989 72 13 Aug 13 1989 34 54 Mar 17 1991 35 53 Feb 28 1994 40 53 Mar 10 1996 39 51 Jun 29 1997 33 50 Jun 23 1998 39 47 Jul 8 1998 44 47 Feb 9 1999 39 50 Mar 14 1999 34 59 May 9 1999 38 56 Jan 26 2000 33 51 Mar 19 2000 35 56 Nov 15 2000 36 57 Feb 4 2001 45 48 Feb 6 2002 44 49 Feb 6 2003 45 46 Feb 12 2004 41 54 Feb 10 2005 47 47 Feb 9 2006 44 49 Feb 4 2007 48 47 Feb 14 2008 42 55 Feb 12 2009 41 51 Feb 3 2010 42 53 Feb 5 2011 47 50 Feb 5 2012 41 56 Feb 10 2013 43 52 Feb 9 2014 43 53 Feb 11 2015 44 50 Feb 7 2016 44 52 Feb 5 2017 50 48 Feb 10 2018 53 45 Feb 10 2019 41 57 Feb 16 2020 33 67 Feb 18 2021 20 79 Feb 17 2022 20 79 Feb 23 2023 15 84 Feb 20 2024 20 77 Feb 3 2025 29 67 Feb 2 2026 34 61
China > Favorability Table Very favorable Mostly favorable Mostly unfavorable Very unfavorable No opinion % % % % % 2026 Feb 2-16 5 29 37 24 6 2025 Feb 3-16 6 23 43 24 3 2024 Feb 1-20 4 16 37 40 2 2023 Feb 1-23 4 11 39 45 1 2022 Feb 1-17 4 16 38 41 1 2021 Feb 3-18 6 14 38 41 1 2020 Feb 3-16 5 28 43 24 * 2019 Feb 1-10 8 33 39 18 2 2018 Feb 1-10 7 46 32 13 2 2017 Feb 1-5 10 40 35 13 2 2016 Feb 3-7 8 36 34 18 4 2015 Feb 8-11 8 36 34 16 5 2014 Feb 6-9 9 34 35 18 5 2013 Feb 7-10 8 35 35 17 5 2012 Feb 2-5 6 35 36 20 2 2011 Feb 2-5 6 41 37 13 3 2010 Feb 1-3 5 37 36 17 5 2009 Feb 9-12 5 36 34 17 7 2008 Feb 11-14 6 36 38 17 3 2007 Feb 1-4 7 41 32 15 6 2006 Feb 6-9 4 40 35 14 6 2005 Feb 7-10 5 42 35 12 6 2004 Feb 9-12 6 35 38 16 5 2003 Feb 3-6 6 39 34 12 9 2002 Feb 4-6 6 38 37 12 7 2001 Feb 1-4 ^ 5 40 31 17 7 2000 Nov 13-15 5 31 39 18 7 2000 Mar 17-19 6 29 40 16 9 2000 Jan 25-26 4 29 33 18 16 1999 May 7-9 5 33 38 18 6 1999 Mar 12-14 ^ 2 32 39 20 7 1999 Feb 8-9 8 31 34 16 11 1998 Jul 7-8 6 38 36 11 9 1998 Jun 22-23 5 34 42 9 10 1997 Jun 26-29 5 28 36 14 17 1996 Mar 8-10 6 33 35 16 10 1994 Feb 26-28 4 36 38 15 7 1991 Mar 14-17 5 30 35 18 12 1989 Aug 10-13 5 29 32 22 12 1989 Feb 28-Mar 2 12 60 10 3 15 1985 Feb 22-Mar 3 5 33 35 16 11 1979 Sep 18 46 18 7 10
China > Critical Threats U.S. Table Critical Important Not important No opinion % % % % The economic power of China 2024 Feb 1-20 51 38 9 1 2023 Feb 1-23 64 30 6 * 2022 Feb 1-17 57 34 8 1 2021 Feb 3-18 63 30 7 * 2019 Feb 1-10 46 43 10 1 2018 Feb 1-10 40 45 14 1 2016 Feb 3-7 41 45 11 4 2015 Feb 8-11 40 44 14 2 2014 Feb 6-9 52 36 10 2 2013 Feb 7-10 52 39 8 1 The military power of China 2024 Feb 1-20 63 30 6 1 2023 Feb 1-23 66 27 6 1 2022 Feb 1-17 67 29 4 1 2016 Feb 3-7 41 46 10 2 2014 Feb 6-9 46 41 11 2 2013 Feb 7-10 51 39 9 2 2010 Feb 1-3 46 43 9 3 2004 Feb 9-12 39 46 11 4 The conflict between China and Taiwan 2024 Feb 1-20 50 41 7 2 2023 Feb 1-23 47 42 10 1 2021 Feb 3-18 30 53 16 2 2004 Feb 9-12 23 51 17 9
US Position in the World > Greatest Enemy Table 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016 % % % % % % % % China 41 50 49 45 22 21 11 12 Russia 26 32 32 26 23 32 19 15 Iran 9 2 2 4 19 9 7 14 United States itself 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 North Korea/Korea 4 7 6 9 12 14 51 16 Israel 2 * * * 2 * * 1 Ukraine 2 * -- -- -- -- -- -- Middle East (non-specific) 1 * -- * 1 1 * 3 Iraq 1 * * 2 7 2 2 5 Afghanistan * 1 1 1 1 2 * 4 Japan * * * * 1 * * 1 Saudi Arabia * * * * 1 * * * Venezuela * * * * -- * * -- The Palestinian Authority * -- -- * * -- -- * Syria * -- * -- 1 1 * 4 Yemen * -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Mexico -- -- -- 1 * 1 * * Pakistan -- -- -- -- 1 -- * 1 Egypt -- -- -- -- * -- -- -- Islamic countries (non-specific) -- -- -- -- * -- * 1 Cuba -- -- -- -- -- * -- * France -- -- -- -- -- -- -- * Libya -- -- -- -- -- -- -- * South Korea -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Other 1 1 1 * 1 3 1 8 None (vol.) 1 2 2 1 2 2 * 4 No opinion 6 3 4 6 6 8 5 11
US Position in the World > Leading Economic Power Table 2023 2021 2020 2018 2016 2014 2013 2012 % % % % % % % % United States 44 37 50 42 37 31 32 33 China 42 50 39 44 50 52 53 53 European Union 4 5 4 5 4 5 2 3 Japan 4 4 4 4 5 7 8 7 Russia 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 * India 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 Other/No opinion 1 * 1 2 1 2 2 1
US Position in the World > Leading Economic Power Twenty Years Table 2023 2021 2020 2018 2016 2012 2011 2009 % % % % % % % % United States 44 40 53 44 44 38 35 45 China 37 46 30 41 34 46 47 34 European Union 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 7 Japan 4 4 4 4 7 5 5 6 Russia 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 India 5 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 Other/No opinion 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 4
China > Ally Enemy Table Ally Friendly, but not an ally Unfriendly Enemy No opinion % % % % % 2018 Jul 2-8 12 43 32 12 2 2013 Jun 1-4 11 44 26 14 5 2006 Jul 6-9 ^ 12 48 27 8 6 2003 Sep 19-21 9 44 30 12 5 2001 Apr 20-22 5 22 44 25 4 2000 May 18-21 10 41 30 13 6 2000 Mar 17-19 4 24 32 21 19 1999 Mar 12-14 # 1 28 26 10 35 1998 Jun 22-23 # 3 28 25 8 36 1997 Oct 27 4 21 27 9 39 1983 May 8-12 ^ 5 47 18 3 27
China > Fair Trade U.S. Table Fair Unfair No opinion % % % 2018 Jun 18-24 30 62 9
China > Concern Trade China Table Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not too concerned Not concerned at all No opinion % % % % % 2012 Feb 2-5 51 35 11 3 1
China > Important What Happens in China Table Vitally important Important, not vital Not too important Not at all important No opinion % % % % % 2011 Feb 2-5 70 22 5 2 2 2007 Feb 1-4 58 30 7 3 3 2000 May 18-21 48 38 8 3 3
China > Growth of Chinese Economy Table Positive Negative No opinion % % % 2005 Dec 9-11 ^ 48 46 6
China > Consider China Military Economic Threat Table Yes, a threat No, not a threat No opinion % % % Military threat 2005 Dec 9-11 ^ 50 48 2 Economic threat 2005 Dec 9-11 ^ 64 33 3
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