Changes in Chinese views of Japanese % Chinese who associate with the Japanese 74% 65%
The Chinese also subscribe to negative stereotypes of the Japanese. Seven-in-ten or more Chinese associate violence (74%) and arrogance (70%) with the Japanese. The former view is up 9 percentage points since 2006.
Only half the Chinese see the Japanese as modern, down from roughly two-thirds a decade ago. And the proportion of Chinese (34%) who see the Japanese as hardworking has nearly halved since 2006 (61%). As a point of comparison, in a 2015 Pew Research Center survey, 94% of Americans believed the Japanese to be hardworking.
Changes in Chinese views of Japanese  | % Chinese who associate with the Japanese  | 2016  | 2006  | 74%  | Violent  | 65%  | 70  | Arroga nt  | 69  | 50  | Modern  | 68  | Nationa listic  | 66  | 34  | Hardwo arking  | 61  | 15  | Honest  | 15  | Source: Spring 2016 Global Attitudes Survey Q28a-f  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 