Forty-five percent of Americans now say China is the greatest enemy of the U.S., more than double the percentage who said so in 2020. That year, Americans were equally as likely to say either China or Russia was the U.S.’s greatest enemy. The current shift coincided with a period when […] Read more »
Most Americans Support Tough Stance Toward China on Human Rights, Economic Issues
President Joe Biden has inherited a complicated U.S.-China relationship that includes a trade war, mutually imposed sanctions on high-ranking officials, tensions flaring over human rights issues, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and an American public with deeply negative feelings toward China. Roughly nine-in-ten U.S. adults (89%) consider China a competitor or […] Read more »
China, Russia Images in U.S. Hit Historic Lows
Americans’ favorable ratings of China have plummeted to a record low 20%, following a 13-percentage point drop in favorability from 33% a year ago. This comes on the heels of last year’s eight-point decline, measured after the coronavirus first spread in China but before it became a worldwide pandemic. … […] Read more »
Majority of Americans Confident in Biden’s Handling of Foreign Policy as Term Begins
President Joe Biden begins his term with a majority of Americans having confidence in his ability to handle international affairs. In a new Pew Research Center survey, 60% of U.S. adults have confidence in Biden on foreign policy – fewer than said the same of Barack Obama as his presidency […] Read more »
Greatest Threat: Democrats Say White Nationalism, Republicans Say China
Just a few weeks into taking control of the White House, the Biden administration faces a variety of threats. On the home front, President Joe Biden warned about domestic terrorism in his inaugural speech, including the rise of political extremism and white supremacy. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken identified […] Read more »
The crisis of American power: How Europeans see Biden’s America
Americans have a new president but not a new country. While most Europeans rejoiced at Joe Biden’s victory in the November US presidential election, they do not think he can help America make a comeback as the pre-eminent global leader. This is the key finding of a pan-European survey of […] Read more »