Chinese watching US moved more by policy, events than entrenched ideology: paper
Researchers in Shanghai and Vancouver find Chinese are more optimistic about their country’s ability to withstand external economic pressure
It suggests that years of strategic competition have not crippled Chinese economic confidence but have instead fostered a perception of increased self-reliance and durability.
The research, published in The Chinese Journal of International Politics, a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal, challenged the notion of entrenched, ideology-driven anti-Americanism in China, pointing instead to a public that closely watches and responds to Washington’s political signals.
Preliminary framework agreed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
The surveys involved 2,083 responses from Chinese adults in 2020 before the election and early in 2021 after Biden was inaugurated, and 1,702 in 2024 just before and after Americans went to the polls.