Half of Americans see coronavirus harming China's global influence % who say each will have after the coronavirus outbreak compared to before the Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 29-May 5, 2020
Half of Americans say they think China will have less influence in world affairs after the coronavirus outbreak than it did before – more than twice as many as expect its influence to grow (17%) following the crisis (31% expect no real change). In comparison, a plurality of Americans expect their own country’s influence to remain largely unchanged (41%), while roughly three-in-ten each say U.S. influence will increase (29%) or decrease (29%).
Half of Americans see coronavirus  | harming China's global influence  | influence in world affairs  | % who say each will have  | after the coronavirus outbreak compared to before the  | outbreak  | More  | About the  | Less  | same  | U.S  | 29%  | 41%  | 29%  | China  | 17  | 31  | 50  | Note: No answer responses not shown.  | Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted April 29-May 5, 2020  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 