A new Pew Research survey shows more people in world now favour China and its President Xi Jinping more than the US and its President Donald Trump. It's a sharp turn forced by Trump's policies towards allies. India, along with five other countries, however, remains an exception as it still has more favourable view of the US and Trump than of China and Xi. But there is a catch.
More people have favorable views of China than the US in 25 out of the 36 countries and territories that were surveyed, including Canada and Mexico. The poll was conducted from February to May. In only six countries do people still see the US more positively than China, according to the findings released Wednesday. Views in 22 out of the 36 countries and territories also are more favorable of Xi than Trump, including in Canada, Mexico and major European powers including France, Germany and the UK. India again is an exception.
