American views on China have softened ahead of a high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in May, with positive sentiment nearly doubling since 2023, a survey by the Pew Research Centre has found.While a significant majority of Americans still regard China as a competitor to the US rather than a partner, fewer call the world’s second largest economy an adversary than in 2025, according to the survey, which was conducted in March and released on Tuesday.“Today, 27 per cent of Americans have a positive opinion of China. That has risen 6 percentage points since last year and nearly doubled since 2023,” Pew reported.
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Trump will head to Beijing amid warming trend in sentiment about China at home
Ahead of a planned summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May, a Pew Research Center survey indicates a warming trend in American sentiment towards China. The survey, conducted in March and released on Tuesday, reveals that 27% of Americans now hold a positive view of China, a 6% increase since last year and nearly double the figure from 2023.
Lucy QuagginSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-15 · 06:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Ahead of a planned summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in May, a Pew Research Center survey indicates a warming trend in American sentiment towards China. The survey, conducted in March and released on Tuesday, reveals that 27% of Americans now hold a positive view of China, a 6% increase since last year and nearly double the figure from 2023. While most Americans still view China as a competitor, the percentage considering it an adversary has decreased since 2025. The survey suggests a shift in public perception of China in the United States. The meeting between the two leaders is expected to be a high-stakes event.
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That has risen 6 percentage points since last year.
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27% of Americans have a positive opinion of China.
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Positive sentiment toward China has nearly doubled since 2023.
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Fewer Americans call China an adversary than in 2025.
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American views on China have softened ahead of a summit between Trump and Xi Jinping.
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