The popularity of the United States around the world has been eclipsed by one of its major rivals, according to a poll.
The survey, which was conducted by the Pew Research Center found that more countries held a positive view of China compared to the U.S. The findings mark a shift from last year’s poll, which found global views of the U.S. were more positive than of China, despite declining during President’s Trump’s first year in office.
More than 42,000 people in 36 countries were polled by Pew between February and May. In 27 of those 36 countries (which included the West Bank/East Jerusalem), more people said that they held favorable views of China than they did of the U.S.
The U.S. led China by 10…
