May 21, 2020 A biweekly digest of the Center's latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗
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Americans criticize China’s handling of coronavirusOur new U.S. survey reveals a consistent narrative among Americans: China did a poor job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak (64%), the government in Beijing can’t be trusted (84%), and China’s international influence will suffer as a result of the pandemic (50%). Americans don’t necessarily give their own country high marks for handling the coronavirus – just 47% say the U.S. has done a good or excellent job dealing with the virus. But the most scathing assessments are saved for China. Our April report on worsening American opinion of China already had publications from Newsweek to The Wall Street Journal talking about a “deep chill” or Cold War between the U.S. and China. In the court of U.S. public opinion, at least, U.S.-China relations appear increasingly frosty. James Bell Vice President of Global Strategy, Pew Research Center | |
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 Asked how well different countries have responded to the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans give high marks to South Korea and Germany, a new Pew Research Center report finds, but most believe China – where the pandemic is believed to have originated – has done an only fair or poor job.  As the coronavirus pandemic continues apace, people in the United States and Germany express different views about international relations and globalization, according to surveys conducted in both nations in April by Pew Research Center and Körber-Stiftung.  By a nearly two-to-one margin, people in Taiwan rate the U.S. more favorably than mainland China, a new Pew Research Center report finds. There is widespread support for increased economic and political ties with Washington; enthusiasm for similar relations with mainland China is much more muted. Still, even as people are skeptical about closer political relations, half would embrace closer economic ties with mainland China.  A majority of lawmakers in the national legislative bodies of five predominantly English-speaking countries have a Twitter account, a new Pew Research Center report finds. But as is true among other types of Twitter users, a modest number of active tweeters produce an outsize share of legislative tweets. Support Pew Research CenterIn times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center’s behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
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