HONG KONG—China is falling behind the U.S. in global esteem, continuing to hover near all-time lows, despite improved marks for its handling of the pandemic, a new poll in 17 advanced economies found.
Perceptions of China plummeted last year, partly driven by what a majority of respondents said was Beijing’s mishandling of the pandemic. This year, roughly half of respondents said China handled it well. And though the pandemic might have accelerated the deterioration of China’s image in democratic countries, there were long-term concerns before Covid-19, said Luke Patey, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies.
Confidence in Chinese leader Xi Jinping to do the right thing regarding world affairs remains low in 16 of the 17 places surveyed. In contrast, belief in the U.S. president has risen since President Biden took over from former President
China has made a lot more progress than before, and Western countries recognize it, but why do Western countries dislike China even more? Is China obviously better than before? Obviously, Western countries are jealous of China and do not want China to get better and better.
This is well understood. China’s tremendous progress and strong momentum in the future make Western countries envy and hate. So how can Western countries admit their failures?
When you say handling of the pandemic, do you mean the blanket denials and cover ups they engaged in fire months?
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