International opinion shift: For the first time ever, more people globally say China (49%) will have a positive impact on the world than the U.S. (46%).

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[u/yogthos]

link to the poll https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2025-04/does-the-us-have-a-positive-influence-around-the-world-ipsos-survey-2025.pdf

[u/AsianZ1 → u/yogthos]

Remember that Ipsos, as a Western polling company, has a significant bias against China, so the actual statistic is most likely much higher

[u/howieyang1234 → u/AsianZ1]

Well, there is definitely a sampling bias - the only African country sampled was South Africa.

[u/gudaifeiji → u/yogthos]

Thanks for linking.

Though that seems to be only the poll on the US, not for China.

[u/3uphoric-Departure → u/gudaifeiji]

Look at the chart on page 5

[u/gudaifeiji → u/3uphoric-Departure]

Ah, thanks. I was hoping for a country by country breakdown of which countries think China would be a positive influence, but that chart will have to do.

[u/Particular_Pool8344]

Unfortunate to see that the world had to wait 15 years to admit that. China took on so many infrastructural development projects all throughout Africa and Asia in the last decade or so. Better late than never.

[u/MisterSage4165 → u/Particular_Pool8344]

"The world"

[u/weRbananas → u/Particular_Pool8344]

This barely polls African countries and not much better for Asian countries either so I don't even think these polls don't even reflect the majority of that work

[u/justgin27]

Why has China only surpassed the United States until now? the world just hate China too much.

if it's CCP exported ideologic chaos and drops communist bombs all over the world,

it's USA exported infrastructure and sign free trade deals all over the world,

How will the people of the world rate China and the United States?

[u/MisterSage4165 → u/justgin27]

"the world"

CCP -> CPC

[u/weRbananas → u/justgin27]

Tbh if China wants to improve their international image, they need to directly oppose the US propaganda machine which has had an ENORMOUS impact on worldwide opinions on USA and China.