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US views on China are mixed




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A sizeable number of Americans are concerned about the growing power of China, according to results of a new national survey conducted by two IU School of Journalism professors.


Professors Lars Willnat and Emily Metzgar conducted the representative online survey of 1,012 American adults between Jan. 25 and Feb. 4.


“I would say that our findings are encouraging. While it is clear that most Americans fear China’s growing political and economic power, we also found that they have very positive perceptions of the Chinese,” Willnat said.


The survey showed that 69 percent of respondents worry that China could pose a military threat to America, and 51 percent believe China will be the world’s leading economic power in 20 years.


With that said, 48 percent of respondents have unfavorable views of China, according to the survey.


However, despite the country’s history of human rights abuses and censorship, the survey revealed that respondents have a positive outlook on the people of China, with 82 percent of those surveyed saying they have a favorable view of the Chinese people.


The study was sponsored by the IU Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business, led by Director Scott Kennedy.

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“There are a lot of studies on American popular opinion of China, but their study is unique in its focus on how people’s media usage affects their view of China. Also, they show that Americans distinguish between China the place and Chinese the people, having a far more positive view of the people than the country, likely because they associate the country with the government,” Kennedy said.


Willnat, who has conducted research on Asia for more than 15 years, said he is interested in how media exposure to news and entertainment influences the perception of other nations.


“Most Americans have not had the chance to travel to China, yet they hold fairly strong opinions about this country. Obviously, the media must play an important role in shaping these perceptions,” Willnat said.  


Americans also seem to desire news about China, as 75 percent of people surveyed are either “somewhat” or “very” interested in news about China.


“We suspect that people with more exposure to news generally have more positive perceptions of China and the Chinese because those are very likely the people who know more about China and its people, which in turn should lower their fears,” Willnat said.   

  
Despite the public’s apparent desire for news about China, misconceptions abound, he said.


“People know very little about China according to our findings,” Willnat said.

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The survey showed that three-quarters of respondents couldn’t identify China’s currency, 55 percent didn’t know China’s president and only 32 percent could name China’s capital.


The biggest misconception, Willnat said, is the belief that China’s economy has already surpassed the United State’s, as 52 percent of the people surveyed thought that China’s economy is larger than the U.S. economy while in fact, it currently is about one-third the size of America’s.


“We believe that this misperception is due to a lot of media coverage about China’s booming economy. We also believe that this misperception has inflated people’s fears about China, especially the fear that a booming economy in China will mean fewer jobs in the U.S.,” Willnat said.( Indiana University Students Daily)
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