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The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans.

Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

Younger Americans are more confident in US power vis-a-vis China and are more likely to oppose restrictions on scientific and educational exchanges between the two.

A February 2019 poll found most Americans describe the United States and China as rivals (63%) rather than partners (32%).

Four in ten Americans (38%) see the development of China as a world power as a critical threat, in line with how Americans have felt about China’s development since 2004. In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Craig Kafura explains

An announcement made following the G7 Hiroshima Summit brings the group one step closer to a proposed “Economic Article 5.”

Dutch and American publics do not see China’s economic growth as beneficial and view the country as a security threat.

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

According to foreign policy leader surveys concerns about a potential trade war between the US and China are widespread.

As the United States and China compete for influence in the region, two experts weigh in on what Africans would like to see from each potential partner moving forward.