Favourable poll results contrast with gloomy US-China economic outlook

Prelims-testable facts

• 01A median of 49% of adults have a favourable view of the US.
• 02A median of 37% of adults have a favourable view of China.
• 03People in eight countries have a more positive view of China than the US.
• 04The Pew Research Center conducted an annual survey to determine global opinions on the US and China.
• 05More countries felt positively about China than America, according to a Pew Research Center poll.
• 06A median of 75% say that the US interferes in the affairs of other countries a great deal or a lot.
• 07People in 17 middle-income countries raise more concerns about the United States' foreign policy than China's.

Trap alerts

• Most people think China's rising global influence is due to its economic strength, but actually it is also due to its increasing diplomatic efforts and soft power.
• Most people think the US has a higher favourability rating globally than China, but actually this opinion has been shifting in recent years with more countries viewing China positively.
• Most people think the Pew Research Center's survey only focused on developed countries, but actually it included both high- and middle-income countries.