Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. First, is your overall opinion of CHINA very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?
|
Very favorable |
Mostly favorable |
Mostly unfavorable |
Very unfavorable |
No |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2008 Feb 11-14 |
6 |
36 |
38 |
17 |
3 |
|
2007 Feb 1-4 |
7 |
41 |
32 |
15 |
6 |
|
2006 Feb 6-9 |
4 |
40 |
35 |
14 |
6 |
|
2005 Feb 7-10 |
5 |
42 |
35 |
12 |
6 |
|
2004 Feb 9-12 |
6 |
35 |
38 |
16 |
5 |
|
2003 Feb 3-6 |
6 |
39 |
34 |
12 |
9 |
|
2002 Feb 4-6 |
6 |
38 |
37 |
12 |
7 |
|
2001 Feb 1-4 ^ |
5 |
40 |
31 |
17 |
7 |
|
2000 Nov 13-15 |
5 |
31 |
39 |
18 |
7 |
|
2000 Mar 17-19 |
6 |
29 |
40 |
16 |
9 |
|
2000 Jan 25-26 |
4 |
29 |
33 |
18 |
16 |
|
1999 May 7-9 |
5 |
33 |
38 |
18 |
6 |
|
1999 Mar 12-14 ^ |
2 |
32 |
39 |
20 |
7 |
|
1999 Feb 8-9 |
8 |
31 |
34 |
16 |
11 |
|
1998 Jul 7-8 |
6 |
38 |
36 |
11 |
9 |
|
1998 Jun 22-23 |
5 |
34 |
42 |
9 |
10 |
|
1997 Jun 26-29 |
5 |
28 |
36 |
14 |
17 |
|
1996 Mar 8-10 |
6 |
33 |
35 |
16 |
10 |
|
1994 Feb 26-28 |
4 |
36 |
38 |
15 |
7 |
|
1991 Mar 14-17 |
5 |
30 |
35 |
18 |
12 |
|
1989 Aug 10-13 |
5 |
29 |
32 |
22 |
12 |
|
1989 Feb 28-Mar 2 |
12 |
60 |
10 |
3 |
15 |
|
1985 Feb 22-Mar 3 |
5 |
33 |
35 |
16 |
11 |
|
1979 Sep |
18 |
46 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
|
^ Asked of half sample. |
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Which one of the following do you think is the leading economic power in the world today-[ROTATED: The United States, The European Union, Russia, China, Japan, India]?
|
|
United |
|
European |
|
|
Other/ |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2008 Feb 11-14 |
40 |
33 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
2000 May 18-21 |
10 |
65 |
16 |
4 |
* |
2 |
3 |
Looking ahead twenty years, which one of the following countries do you expect to be the world's leading economic power at that time-[ROTATED: The United States, The European Union, Russia, China, Japan, India]?
|
|
United |
|
European |
|
|
Other/ |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2008 Feb 11-14 |
44 |
31 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
2000 May 18-21 |
15 |
55 |
13 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
For each of the following countries, please say whether you consider it an ally of the United States, friendly, but not an ally, unfriendly, or an enemy of the United States. How about -- [CHINA]?
China
|
|
Friendly, not an ally |
|
|
No |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
2006 Jul 6-9 ^ |
12 |
48 |
27 |
8 |
6 |
|
2003 Sep 19-21 |
9 |
44 |
30 |
12 |
5 |
|
2001 Apr 20-22 |
5 |
22 |
44 |
25 |
4 |
|
2000 May 18-21 |
10 |
41 |
30 |
13 |
6 |
|
2000 Mar 17-19 |
4 |
24 |
32 |
21 |
19 |
|
1999 Mar 12-14 † |
1 |
28 |
26 |
10 |
35 |
|
1998 Jun 22-23 † |
3 |
28 |
25 |
8 |
36 |
|
1997 Oct 27 |
4 |
21 |
27 |
9 |
39 |
|
1983 May 8-12 ^ |
5 |
47 |
18 |
3 |
27 |
|
^ Asked of a half sample. |
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|
† L.A. Times Poll |
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Do you think the growth of China as a major economy is a positive or a negative development for the United States?
|
Positive |
Negative development |
No |
|
|
2005 Dec 9-11 ^ |
48% |
46 |
6 |
|
^ Asked of a half sample. |
|||
Do you consider China to be a military threat to the United States, or not?
|
Yes, a threat |
No, not a threat |
No opinion |
|
|
2005 Dec 9-11 ^ |
50% |
48 |
2 |
|
^ Asked of a half sample. |
|||
Do you consider China to be an economic threat to the United States, or not?
|
Yes, a threat |
No, not a threat |
No opinion |
|
|
2005 Dec 9-11 ^ |
64% |
33 |
3 |
|
^ Asked of a half sample. |
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