Unfavorable views of China jump 20 points to 66% in US: Pew

Negative sentiment spreads among young, likely influencing Trump vs Biden battle

Roughly 66% of U.S. adults said they have an unfavorable view of China, the most since Pew started asking about it in 2005 and marking a jump of nearly 20 percentage points from 2017. © Reuters

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

April 21, 2020 23:00 JST

NEW YORK -- American opinion toward China and its leadership has hit a historic low as the two countries wrestle to shape the coronavirus narrative, new data from the Pew Research Center shows.

Roughly 66% of U.S. adults said they have an unfavorable view of China in a survey out Tuesday -- the most since Pew started asking about it in 2005 and marking a jump of nearly 20 percentage points from 2017, the Trump administration's first year.