Newspectives: China Overtakes United States in Global Favourability Pew Poll
A landmark Pew survey reveals China surpassing the U.S. in global favorability for the first time in two decades. While Western media attribute this shift to unilateral 'America First' policies and Chinese media highlight Beijing's win-win diplomacy, both narratives reflect a growing global demand for predictable, cooperative international relations and economic stability.
Common Ground perspective
A landmark Pew survey reveals China surpassing the U.S. in global favorability for the first time in two decades. While Western media attribute this shift to unilateral 'America First' policies and Chinese media highlight Beijing's win-win diplomacy, both narratives reflect a growing global demand for predictable, cooperative international relations and economic stability.
Sources: China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds, Pew poll finds China viewed more favorably than US; shift accelerated by Washington's 'America First' policies and Beijing's growing role in global governance: experts
USA perspective
U.S. mainstream media outlets are sounding the alarm over a historic shift in global public opinion. Reports highlight that President Trump's 'America First' policies and unilateral actions have severely eroded U.S. soft power, allowing autocratic China to surpass the U.S. in favorability, despite widespread global anxieties regarding Beijing's human rights abuses.
Sources: China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds, China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds
United Kingdom perspective
British media highlights a historic shift as Pew data shows China surpassing the US in global favourability. Broadsheets blame Washington's isolationist policies, aggressive tariffs, and interventionist overreach during Trump’s second term. While Beijing's domestic human rights record remains highly criticised, its steady, diplomatic approach is increasingly preferred by key Western allies and developing Commonwealth nations alike.
Sources: China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries, More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests
Germany perspective
German media reports that Donald Trump’s protectionist, erratic unilateralism has devastated US global standing, allowing China to surpass the US in favorability for the first time. Outlets highlight that this historic shift—visible even among trans-Atlantic allies like Germany—is driven by declining trust in Trump’s leadership rather than an endorsement of Beijing’s authoritarian model.
Sources: Deutsche haben mehr Vertrauen in Xi Jinping als in Donald Trump - DER SPIEGEL, Vertrauen in Trump schwindet: Deutsche sehen China positiver als die USA - Tagesspiegel, People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S. - Pew Research Center
Russia perspective
Russian state-aligned media framed the Pew poll as evidence of crumbling U.S. hegemony under Donald Trump's unilateralist policies. Coverage highlighted the collapse of global trust in the U.S. to 36% compared to China's 46%, emphasizing that even traditional Western allies are turning toward Beijing as a more reliable, stable, and non-interventionist partner.
Sources: Pew Research Center: в 27 странах из 36 к Китаю относятся лучше, чем к США, США теряют популярность в мире: причины и последствия, Рейтинг доверия к США в мире рухнул до 36%
China perspective
Chinese state-aligned media frame the Pew survey as a validation of Beijing's consistent, win-win foreign policy and commitment to a shared global future. They contrast China's reliable, development-focused partnerships with volatile, interventionist, and coercive US 'America First' actions, asserting that direct global exposure to China is shattering biased Western narratives.
Sources: Pew poll finds China viewed more favorably than US; consistent, win-win foreign policy drives shift: Chinese expert, Is it really surprising that a US poll finds China's popularity rising?, Survey: Most countries view China more favorably than US
India perspective
Indian outlets highlight a historic shift in Pew’s poll, where China surpassed the US in global favourability. Reports note that while Trump’s unilateralism and “America First” policies have severely damaged Washington’s image worldwide, India remains a key outlier, continuing to view the US more positively due to persistent regional security threats from China.
Sources: China overtakes US in global favourability for first time, finds Pew survey | World News, China charms world, now more popular than US; Xi Jinping tops Donald Trump on trust: Report - The Times of India
Israel perspective
Israeli media parsed the July 2026 Pew poll with intense security framing. While highlighting Israel as the world's most pro-U.S. nation, outlets warned of global alignment shifts toward China. Haaretz cautioned against reliance on a polarizing Trump administration, whereas the Jerusalem Post emphasized the existential necessity of the Washington alliance amidst rising global antisemitism.
Sources: People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the US, China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries, Pew survey finds world increasingly sour on Israel, Netanyahu
Arab World perspective
Pan-Arab outlets report that China has overtaken the US in global favorability. Qatar-funded Al Jazeera highlights this as a direct rejection of US militarism and unilateralism, while Saudi-funded Al Arabiya analyzes the shift through the lens of China's expanding economic partnerships and the collapse of American soft power under Trump.
Sources: China viewed more favourably than US in most countries surveyed: Pew, 16th July 2026 - 10 Things Global News
South Africa perspective
A historic Pew Research Center poll shows China surpassing the US in global favourability for the first time in twenty years. Driven by the second Trump administration's unilateral policies, this shift is welcomed by South African analysts who highlight that 72% of South Africans view BRICS ally China as a far more reliable partner than the US.
Sources: Around the world, China is viewed more positively than the United States, AI hype, oil spike, Weekly News Flash, People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the US
Latin America perspective
Latin American media highlights a historic Pew poll where China surpasses the US in global favorability. The shift reflects deep resentment toward the Trump administration's unilateral interventions, sparking debate between Pink Tide leaders championing a multipolar world and right-populist factions navigating complex trade ties with Beijing.
Sources: Brasileiros se dividem entre visão favorável e desfavorável da China, diz levantamento - Folha de S.Paulo, China y Xi Jinping, con mejor imagen pública que EU y Trump, revela encuesta del Centro Pew en 36 países - La Jornada San Luis
Humanitarian perspective
For displaced mothers like Zahra in Iran and malnourished children in Somalia, the U.S. decision to slash humanitarian aid and wage war has brought catastrophic suffering. Recent global coverage of the Pew favorability poll links these human costs directly to the unprecedented collapse of America's international standing.
Sources: China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds, China tops US in global favourability for first time: Pew survey, China overtakes US in global favourability for first time, finds Pew survey
The Jester perspective (satire — not factual reporting)
In a stunning global shift, a Pew poll reveals China has overtaken the United States in international favorability. Exhausted by the second Trump administration's erratic foreign policy, global citizens have collectively decided that quiet, automated digital surveillance is far more relaxing than daily American threats of annexation and trade wars.
Sources: China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries - The Guardian, China tops US in Pew's global favorability survey - Taipei Times
UKRAINE perspective
Ukrainian outlets are framing the Pew poll as a stark warning of Western fragmentation under Donald Trump's presidency. They worry that a collapse in U.S. global standing and deteriorating trust from key allies like Poland will create a dangerous geopolitical vacuum, allowing an autocratic Beijing to expand its global leverage.
Sources: Небезпечна залежність. Як і чому у поляків поменшало симпатій та довіри до американців, (Без)надійний партнер. Як погіршилося ставлення до США у світі за Трампа, а сам він опинився в аутсайдерах довіри до лідерів — інфографіка NV
Sources
All primary sources cited across the perspectives on this page:
- China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds
- Pew poll finds China viewed more favorably than US; shift accelerated by Washington's 'America First' policies and Beijing's growing role in global governance: experts
- China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds
- China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds
- China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries
- More people around the world now favour China over the US, Pew study suggests
- Deutsche haben mehr Vertrauen in Xi Jinping als in Donald Trump - DER SPIEGEL
- Vertrauen in Trump schwindet: Deutsche sehen China positiver als die USA - Tagesspiegel
- People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S. - Pew Research Center
- Pew Research Center: в 27 странах из 36 к Китаю относятся лучше, чем к США
- США теряют популярность в мире: причины и последствия
- Рейтинг доверия к США в мире рухнул до 36%
- Pew poll finds China viewed more favorably than US; consistent, win-win foreign policy drives shift: Chinese expert
- Is it really surprising that a US poll finds China's popularity rising?
- Survey: Most countries view China more favorably than US
- China overtakes US in global favourability for first time, finds Pew survey | World News
- China charms world, now more popular than US; Xi Jinping tops Donald Trump on trust: Report - The Times of India
- People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the US
- China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries
- Pew survey finds world increasingly sour on Israel, Netanyahu
- China viewed more favourably than US in most countries surveyed: Pew
- 16th July 2026 - 10 Things Global News
- Around the world, China is viewed more positively than the United States
- AI hype, oil spike, Weekly News Flash
- People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the US
- Brasileiros se dividem entre visão favorável e desfavorável da China, diz levantamento - Folha de S.Paulo
- China y Xi Jinping, con mejor imagen pública que EU y Trump, revela encuesta del Centro Pew en 36 países - La Jornada San Luis
- China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds
- China tops US in global favourability for first time: Pew survey
- China overtakes US in global favourability for first time, finds Pew survey
- China and Xi Jinping seen more favourably than the US and Trump in poll of major countries - The Guardian
- China tops US in Pew's global favorability survey - Taipei Times
- Небезпечна залежність. Як і чому у поляків поменшало симпатій та довіри до американців
- (Без)надійний партнер. Як погіршилося ставлення до США у світі за Трампа, а сам він опинився в аутсайдерах довіри до лідерів — інфографіка NV