Monday, February 27, 2006

How are Japan, China and the US viewed?

According to a BBC poll, out of 33 countries polled, people of 31 view Japan having a positive influence, the two exceptions? China and South Korea. 71% of Chinese and 54% of South Koreans said that Japan is having a negative influence.

In terms of the US, overall, views are evenly divided with 40% seeing the US role as positive and 41% negative。22% of Chinese think the US positively, while 62% think the US negatively.

How are people of other countries viewing China?

Bad news, the poll shows that among 20 countries polled both in 2004 and 2005, the number rating China mainly positively has dropped from 13 countries in 2004 to eight today, while those rating it negatively have risen from three countries to seven. While 35% of Americans view China mainly positive, 55% negative.

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