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.
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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?
“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.
