NEW YORK -- Confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump to "do the right thing" in world affairs has improved in Asia compared with 2017, despite low levels of trust overall, a Pew Research Center survey out Monday shows.
South Korea logged the biggest jump in support in this year's study, with 44% of respondents expressing confidence in Trump -- a big boost from last year's 17%. These gains pushed support for Trump ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose South Korean confidence came to 37% in 2018 and 38% in 2017.
