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Global Favorability Shifts Toward China as US Standing Declines Under Trump

Democratic senators say Trump’s tariffs coupled with his withdrawal from international programs opened space for China to solidify ties, coinciding with rising Chinese favorability

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FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
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China's President Xi Jinping (L) and Kenya's visiting President William Ruto wave during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2025. China is seen as an ally in three sub-Saharan African countries surveyed by Pew Research Center.

Overview

  • More than half of the 25 countries surveyed report improved views of China, and a median 41 percent now consider China the world’s top economy compared with 39 percent for the United States.
  • US approval under President Trump has fallen to multi-year lows, with favorability in 10 high-income nations dropping from 51 percent to 35 percent as China’s favorability in the same group rose from 23 percent to 32 percent.
  • Developing countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and Indonesia exhibit notably stronger positive views of China even though only about one-quarter of all respondents express confidence in President Xi Jinping to do the right thing in world affairs.
  • In Latin America, positive views of China climbed to 67 percent in Mexico, 66 percent in Brazil and 56 percent in Argentina even as the United States remains the leading economic partner for many in the region.
  • A Senate Foreign Relations Committee report led by Democrats warns that Trump’s tariffs and cuts to the State Department, USAID and the US Agency for Global Media have weakened American influence and opened the door for China.