24 April 2015

The World Doesn't Think Much of China’s Leaders (Literally)

April 22, 2015

China’s leaders are most popular in Africa, but face high disapproval ratings in the West and parts of Asia. 

Gallup has released a new poll on global public opinion regarding the leadership of U.S., China, Russia, the EU, and Germany. While most media coverage, including Gallup’s own summary, focused on the perceptions of the U.S. and Russia, the survey also contains interesting tidbits about how the world views China’s top leadership under President Xi Jinping. The data mostly serves to reinforce expectations – that China is more popular in the developing worlds (particularly among African countries) and is looked on with suspicion by the West.

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