People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/07/15/people-in-many-countries-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-u-s/

16 7 6 days ago

In terms of innovation it's hard to not notice what they're doing. Just look at smartphones, all of the best flagship phones right now are almost exclusively Chinese. Again, from just a technological standpoint- it feels like we've fallen behind. American car manufacturers are fighting so hard to keep Chinese EVs out of America by labelling them a security threat, but given how feature rich and cheap they are it just feels like they know they can't compete.

verdverm• 6 days ago

Renewables, Ai, biology, chemistry, robotics... they are building that SciFi future. I'm starting to learn Mandrin so I can go see it for myself. Adam Tooze inspired me to do so, said that the cross cultural polination is important for both people

romanhounds• 6 days ago

+10

yorwba• 6 days ago

When you go, I recommend you look at a map of how the local public transportation network is laid out physically (e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shanghai_Metro_Linem... ) notice how it gets sparser further from the center, and explore one of the few-kilometer gaps on foot or by bike. Lest you end up thinking the future is evenly distributed. I used to live in the south near where the purple line 5 forks and went on a lot of walks. Half an hour from the university campus and technology park, there were people living in dilapidated houses, heating with coal in winter, a pipe under each house emptying into an open ditch, with children playing in the water in summer. That's China, too.

mullingitover• 6 days ago

China has presented itself and its leadership well over the past few decades. Upward-rocketing standard of living. Brand-new gleaming cities. Bullet trains everywhere. Incredible EVs so advanced and affordable that every other nation's auto industry is crashing out about it. They've done so well that young people in the US view socialism more positively than young people in China.

Meanwhile here in the US we're now known for: bombing schoolchildren for some reason (but refusing to admit it and apologize). Killing millions of children via a massive rug-pull on global aid programs. Being absolutely brainrotted at the highest levels of leadership off our own toxic social media. Being a global bully and a backer of genocide.

solumunus• 6 days ago

Naturally.

jnaina• 6 days ago

Just heartbreaking to see the US in decline across so many key areas including income inequality, social mobility, healthcare affordability, education, infrastructure, public safety, political stability, institutional trust, and basic quality of life.

And yet, the US is the key dream destination where the streets are paved with gold, for lots of immigrants escaping poverty/strive from the 3rd world.

People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.

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