Views of China Unfavorable Favorable Canada U.S. Chile Venezuela
In 27 of the 46 nations plus the Palestinian Territories covered by the survey, the balance of opinion regarding China is decidedly favorable; in just five countries are views of China significantly more negative than positive. By comparison, the balance of opinion about the United States is favorable in 25 of the 47 countries; but views of America are decidedly negative in many more countries – half or more of the publics in 18 countries express disapproving views of the United States.
China’s fans are most prevalent in the neighboring Asian countries of Malaysia (83% favorable), Pakistan (79%), Bangladesh (74%), Indonesia (65%), as well as in most African countries (92% favorable in both Ivory Coast and Mali and between 67% and 81% in Kenya, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Ethiopia).
Negative views of China are especially strong in Japan, where 67% say they have a generally unfavorable view of China while an even larger majority (80%) disapproves of China’s expanding military strength. Several European countries also cast a worried eye on the Middle Kingdom with majorities in Italy (61%), the Czech Republic (58%), Germany (54%), France (51%) as well as Turkey (53%) saying they hold an unfavorable view of China.
Views of China  | Unfavorable  | Favorable  | Canada  | 52 42  | 52 42  | U.S.  | 39  | Chile  | it 22  | 62 it  | Venezuela  | Peru  | Brazil  | Bolivia  | Mexico  | Argentina  | Britain  | it 13  | a 27 611  | France  | Sweden  | Spain  | Germany  | Italy  | Ukraine  | 18  | I 64 60  | I 58 26  | Russia  | Slovakia  | Bulgaria  | Poland  | Czech Rep.  | Kuwait Egypt  | 43 53 17 49 48 45 30 31 26 65 a 46 45  | 43 17 49 48 45 30 31  | Kuwait Egypt  | Jordan  | Lebanon  | Palest ter.  | Israel  | Morocco  | Turkey  | China  | I 67 93 83 I  | I 93 83 I  | Malaysia  | Pakistan  | Bangladesh  | Indonesia  | S. Korea  | India  | Japan  | and 23 47 : it 45 44  | Ivory Coast  | Mati  | Kenya  | Senegal  | Ghana  | Nigeria  | Tanzania  | Ethiopia  | Uganda  | S. Africa 