Releasing the results of a national poll earlier this month, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said 47 per cent of the 1,500 adults surveyed agreed that China had already surpassed the United States or would do so within the next five years.A further 27 per cent said the shift would take longer, while only 26 per cent said China would never catch up.The survey was carried out between November 24 and December 1.China’s biggest advantage, according to the respondents, was technological.Asked where China outperformed the US, 63 per cent pointed to technology – a view shared by 74 per cent of Democrats, 62 per cent of independents and 52 per cent of Republicans.
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Do Americans think China will overtake the US? The results of a survey are in
A recent national poll by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace revealed that nearly half of Americans believe China has already surpassed or will surpass the United States within five years. The survey, conducted between November 24 and December 1 with 1,500 adults, found that 27% think it will take longer for China to overtake the US, while 26% believe China will never catch up.
Cao JiaxuanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-01-29 · 14:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A recent national poll by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace revealed that nearly half of Americans believe China has already surpassed or will surpass the United States within five years. The survey, conducted between November 24 and December 1 with 1,500 adults, found that 27% think it will take longer for China to overtake the US, while 26% believe China will never catch up. Respondents identified technology as China's primary advantage, with 63% citing it as an area where China outperforms the US. This view was held across party lines, although with varying degrees of agreement among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
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The survey was conducted between November 24 and December 1.
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63% of respondents said China outperformed the US in technology.
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26% of respondents said China would never catch up to the US.
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27% of respondents said China would take longer than 5 years to surpass the US.
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47% of 1,500 US adults surveyed believe China has already surpassed or will surpass the US within 5 years.
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