Unfavorable opinions of China have reached a 14-year high in the United States, a new Pew Research Center report finds. Today, 60% of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of China, up from 47% in 2018 and at the highest level since the Center began asking about China’s public image on its surveys. Americans are also more likely to see current bilateral economic relations as bad (53%) than good (41%).

Are smartphones and social media changing social interactions in emerging economies, or are people simply talking to the same people online that they once talked to offline? A Pew Research Center survey of adults in 11 nations across four global regions finds that, in many key respects, smartphone users – and especially those who use social media – are more regularly exposed to people who have different backgrounds and more connected with friends they don’t see in person.

• Pluralities in most emerging economies believe government should ensure equal internet access

Lower fertility rates and aging populations have become worldwide concerns, but the G7 nations – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – have stood out for their lower birth rates and graying of their citizens since the mid-20th century, when the United Nations first recorded this data.

On balance, people around the world are more accepting of refugees fleeing violence and war than they are of immigrants moving to their country, according to a new analysis of public opinion data from 18 nations surveyed by Pew Research Center in spring 2018.