Germans and Americans both skeptical of China's commitment to personal freedoms; Germans also doubt U.S. commitment to civil liberties personal freedoms of its people?
Germans and Americans are also skeptical of China’s human rights record. Overwhelming majorities in each country say the Chinese government does not respect the personal freedoms of its people. This has been true for many years.
However, since 2013, there has been a steady decline in both Germany and America in the percentage of those saying the U.S. government respects the personal freedoms of its people. In that year, 81% of Germans and 69% of Americans said the U.S. government respected the personal freedoms of its people. But after multiple scandals involving the exposure of National Security Agency eavesdropping, confidence in American respect for civil liberties began to decline. Now, just 35% of Germans and 51% of Americans hold this view.
Germans and Americans both skeptical  | of China's commitment to personal  | freedoms; Germans also doubt U.S.  | commitment to civil liberties  | Do you think the government of  | respects the  | personal freedoms of its people?  | China  | No Yes  | Germans  | 6%  | 88%  | 79  | Americans  | 10  | U.S  | Germans  | 60  | 35  | Americans  | 46  | 51  | Source: Spring 2018 Globa Attitudes Survey, Q30a-b.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 