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South China Morning Post
03-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China lifts in public opinion around the world as US drops in Trump 2.0, survey data shows
Favourable views towards China globally have surpassed those towards the United States for the first time in recent years, a change that occurred between January and late April, according to US intelligence company Morning Consult. Advertisement By the end of May, China had an 8.8 net favourability rating, compared to -1.5 for the US – which is in stark contrast to January last year when the US rating was above 20 and China was in negative territory, Axios reported on Monday, citing exclusive data acquired from Morning Consult. From January 1 to April 30, Morning Consult surveyed around 4,900 adults in 41 countries and tracked favourability ratings – the share of respondents with a positive view of a country minus those with a negative view. US and Chinese respondents' views of their own country are excluded from the analysis. 05:19 How are Chinese citizens feeling the effects of the US-China tariff war? How are Chinese citizens feeling the effects of the US-China tariff war? The report found that since January, the US' standing had diminished in 38 of the 41 markets tracked, while China's standing improved in 34 of them. Only in Russia has there been a significant improvement in views of the US since President Donald Trump took office again in January. 'This is a first since our tracking began [in October 2020], and includes many of America's most important economic and military partners, in a clear blow to US soft power,' wrote Jason McMann, head of political intelligence at Morning Consult, in a report published last month. During the surveyed period, 16 countries switched from pro-US to pro-China, bringing this group to 29 countries. Top movers include Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Austria and Germany. Many countries that were strongly pro-China before grew even more supportive, according to the survey. Advertisement Only 13 of 41 countries remain in the pro-US camp – namely Argentina, Australia, the Czech Republic, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Philippines, Poland, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Vietnam – which spoke to 'the damage to America's reputation the past few months have wrought,' the report said, adding that even among them, around one-third were edge cases.
Axios
02-06-2025
- Business
- Axios
Exclusive: China's global favorability rising, views of the U.S. turn negative
U.S. trade policy is making China great again — at the United States' expense, per an analysis from Morning Consult that looks at global favorability ratings, and finds China's rising while America's falls. Why it matters: The drop in America's reputation is already costing the country economically — through a fall in foreign visitors turned off by White House policies, and even the decline of the dollar. The big picture: There's potential for more damage: "As views of the United States worsen, trade and investment opportunities for American firms doing business overseas may also diminish as consumers shun the products and job opportunities they provide," writes Jason McMann, head of political intelligence at Morning Consult. There's also concern about a specific provision buried in the Republican tax bill that could reduce demand for U.S. assets, plus worries over losses from banning foreign students studying in the country. The latest: America's favorability started edging up a smidge after the president agreed to slash tariffs on China earlier in May (see the chart above). But on Friday, Trump said China " totally violated the deal," all but blowing up the fragile detente. By the numbers: As of the end of May, China had an 8.8 net favorability rating, compared to -1.5 for the U.S., according to favorability data for last month provided exclusively to Axios by Morning Consult. In January 2024, the U.S. rating was above 20 and China was in negative territory. How it works: The data tracks net favorability ratings, or the share of respondents with a positive view of a country minus those with a negative view. Morning Consult surveyed adults in 41 countries including Canada, France, Japan, Russia and the U.K. Zoom out: The U.S. had a largely positive reputation last year — but it dropped sharply after President Trump took office. "Since January 2025, the overwhelming majority of countries simultaneously exhibit worsening views of the United States and improving views of China," McMann writes. "Only in Russia have views of America meaningfully improved." Meanwhile, China's rating has been negative going back to October 2020, when Morning Consult first began tracking; it started trending into positive terrain after election day last year.
