77% of Koreans Have Negative Views of China... Over 80% for the US and Japan

Chinese President Xi Jinping. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Global negative perceptions of China are increasing.

On the 27th (local time), the U.S. public opinion research firm Pew Research Center released the results of a survey conducted from February 20 to May 22 among over 38,000 adults in 24 countries worldwide.

All 24 countries surveyed held negative views of China. Compared to a 2019 survey conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic, negative perceptions have significantly increased. The median percentage of people holding negative views of China was 67%, about three times higher than the 28% who held positive views.

In South Korea, 77% of respondents held negative views of China, up from 63% in the 2019 survey.

Negative perceptions of China were also high in Japan (87%), Australia (87%), the United States (83%), Canada (79%), and Germany (76%).

Some developing countries showed lower negative perceptions compared to developed countries, but the rates have risen sharply since the last survey. In India, the unfavorable rate increased from 46% to 67%, and in Brazil, from 27% to 48%.

Among respondents from the 24 surveyed countries, 71% believed that China does not contribute to world peace and stability. Seventy-six percent said China does not consider the interests of other countries. Additionally, 57% expressed the opinion that China interferes in the internal affairs of other nations.

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