An international team of researchers coordinated by Palacky University Olomouc, Czechia,
published (May 14) their report “Chinese views of the world at the time of the Russia-Ukraine
war”. The survey revealed that among the 25 countries respondents were asked about (Figure
1), Russia was the most positively perceived country with 80 percent of respondents saying
they viewed Russia in a positive light while only 12 percent held negative views. The United
States, on the other hand, was the most negatively viewed country in China with slightly more
than 60 percent of respondents perceiving it negatively and 31 percent holding positive
attitudes. The other very positively perceived countries among Chinese respondents were
Pakistan (73 percent), Singapore (66 percent), North Korea (62 percent), and Germany (61
percent). In turn, other very negatively perceived countries included India (56 percent), Japan
(54 percent), Vietnam (48 percent), South Korea (47 percent), and Ukraine (46 percent).
Besides Russia and the United States, this is particularly evidenced in the case of European countries (such as Germany or France), which are perceived relatively positively, while the
foreign policy of the EU is also seen as somewhat positive.
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