World views of China deteriorate
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During his visit to Europe, U.S. President Joe Biden will encourage European leaders to work more closely to constrain China
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2012: Xi Jinping (right) rises to top of Communist Party – endorses hard-line foreign policy
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2019-21: Crackdown on Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, repression of Uyghurs, aggression in South and East China Seas, clash with India in Himalayas
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Australia’s call for investigation into China’s handling of pandemic triggers trade war 
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Unfavourable view of China (%) 2016 Summer 2020 Change

Australia 39 81 42
S. Korea* 37 75 38
Canada 40 73 33
UK 44 74 30
Netherlands 43 73 30 
Sweden 59 85 26
U.S. 55 73 18
Germany 60 71 11
France 61 70 9
Spain 56 63 7
Italy 61 62 1
Japan 86/86 0
Belgium† 71 -
Denmark† 75 -


0 20 40 60 80 

*data for 2015, †2020 data only. Sample sizes of >1,000 interviews per country
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Sources: Bloomberg, Pew Research Center Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS