United States and China. Which state is perceived better in the world?

As a result of the policy pursued by the current US administration, the United States is seen worse in the world, and China – better and better – Axios said on Monday, citing the Morning Consult research, a company dealing with economic intelligence.

“(Due to) the deteriorating US image, investment opportunities for American companies operating outside the borders may shrink. Consumers can also reject American products and less willingly employ in American companies,” Jason McMann, head of the political department at Morning Consult. This company has been conducting regular research and surveys in 41 countries since 2020.

In the last days of May, China could boast a advantage of people assessing this country positively (8.8 net points – i.e. 8.8 percent of people, China perceived more positively than negative), while the US was negatively assessed (-1.5 points). Meanwhile, in January this year. It was China who had net ratings below zero, and the US was positively assessed, with a predominance of 20 points – emphasized Axios.

“From January 2025, in the overwhelming majority of countries at the same time (we see) deteriorating opinions about the United States and improving assessments of China,” McMann wrote in a research report. “Only in Russia have been significantly improved on America,” he noted.

The assessment of China began to improve after last year's presidential election in the US – emphasized Axios. The portal added that this trend has been particularly clear since March: a violent growth began when President Donald Trump announced the imposition of duties to almost all countries of the world. “Image damages caused by the announcement of tariffs on the occasion of + Liberation Day + sealed the case,” said Morning Consult.

The US trade policy means that “China is becoming great again – at the expense of the United States” – summed up Axios. (PAP)

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