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U.S.CHINA
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GENERAL POPULATION ONLY20052007201220172005200720122017
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*HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW DATA IS CITED IN APRIL 6, 2017 RELEASE
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Q2. Overall, do you think that the U.S./China is headed on the right track or are things on the wrong track?
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Right Trackn.a.34.0%36.0%35.0%n.a.88.0%74.0%91.8%
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Wrong Trackn.a.59.0%58.0%54.0%n.a.3.0%12.0%3.0%
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Q9C. [NEW FOR 2017] Do you believe the relationship will improve, get worse, or stay the same under the new Administration in the U.S.?
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Improven.a.n.a.n.a.34.0%n.a.n.a.n.a.32%
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Get worsen.a.n.a.n.a.46.0%n.a.n.a.n.a.23%
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Stay the samen.a.n.a.n.a.15.0%n.a.n.a.n.a.30%
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Q13C [CHINA ONLY] What do you think China should do to become a global super power?
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Strengthen the military to protect national interestsn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.57%53%
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Promote stable economic growth and improve domestic quality of lifen.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.67%56%
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Grow international stature through diplomacy and take global leadership rolen.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.27%36%
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Promote domestic equality, social justice, and rule of lawn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.23%21%
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Increase economic investment and humanitarian aid to developn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.14%15%
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Eliminate corruptionn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.--17%
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Political system reformn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.0%--
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Q17. What are your two greatest concerns about the U.S.-China relationship?
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U.S. trade deficit with Chinan.a.35%35%26%n.a.18%25%18%
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China's internet hacking or cybersecurity threat / China poses potential threat to U.S. cybersecurityn.a.n.a.11%24%n.a.n.a.2%9%
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Loss of U.S. jobs to Chinan.a.41%40%25%n.a.5%13%15%
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China's human rights situationn.a.27%23%22%n.a.8%8%10%
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China's environment degradationn.a.17%13%19%n.a.20%20%21%
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Economic espionage / China poses potential threat to U.S. economic security by violation of trade secret lawsn.a.n.a.n.a.16%n.a.n.a.n.a.10%
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China's military modernizationn.a.11%17%16%n.a.11%13%
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China's intellectual property infringementn.a.5%10%7%n.a.7%13%14%
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China's exchange rate policyn.a.12%11%8%n.a.9%29%18%
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Current government leadershipn.a.n.a.n.a.9%n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
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U.S. military presence in Asian.a.6%7%6%n.a.10%11%14%
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China's energy consumptionn.a.9%10%6%n.a.15%13%18%
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Taiwann.a.3%3%3%n.a.40%25%25%
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Cultural differencesn.a.9%6%5%n.a.4%7%3%
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Q18. In what two areas do you think that the U.S. and China would benefit from working together?
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Traden.a.71%35%38%n.a.55%51%41%
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Global financial stabilityn.a.n.a.34%36%n.a.n.a.16%22%
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Environmentn.a.13%16%25%n.a.24%27%32%
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Security in the Asian-Pacific regionn.a.13%13%17%n.a.11%10%15%
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Nuclear non-proliferationn.a.11%21%15%n.a.10%10%13%
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Anti-terrorismn.a.11%15%18%n.a.12%13%13%
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Energyn.a.16%15%11%n.a.24%23%20%
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Education reformn.a.n.a.14%13%n.a.n.a.7%7%
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Space explorationn.a.n.a.5%9%n.a.n.a.6%7%
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Public healthn.a.7%13%7%n.a.6%10%9%
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China’s domestic stabilityn.a.20%7%5%n.a.9%11%9%
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None, the U.S. and China have no common interest
n.a.5%1%2%n.a.n.a.7%1%
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Othern.a.1%4%1%n.a.7%n.a.n.a.
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Q19. What are the two most likely sources of conflict between the U.S. and China in the near future?
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Industrial espionage/Cybersecurityn.a.n.a.28%36%n.a.n.a.6%6%
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China's territorial disputes with neighboring countries
n.a.n.a.n.a.30%n.a.n.a.n.a.26%
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Traden.a.37%36%31%n.a.15%17%15%
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Human rightsn.a.26%28%20%n.a.21%21%17%
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US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region
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Nuclear non-proliferationn.a.n.a.17%15%n.a.n.a.n.a.5%
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Taiwann.a.15%10%9%n.a.54%49%37%
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Intellectual property rightsn.a.7%13%10%n.a.8%11%8%
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Energyn.a.26%12%7%n.a.10%10%11%
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Anti-terrorismn.a.6%10%8%n.a.7%7%7%
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China’s current policyn.a.n.a.8%5%n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
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Tibetn.a.2%3%2%n.a.6%19%12%
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None, the U.S. and China are unlikely to have conflict
n.a.n.a.1%1%n.a.n.a.n.a.1%
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Othern.a.2%6%3%n.a.7%n.a.0%
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US Anti-Missile Defense Systemn.a.22%n.a.n.a.n.a.7%8%9%
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Q21C. [NEW U.S. ONLY] How important is China in the U.S. efforts to deter nuclear proliferation in North Korea?
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Very importantn.a.n.a.n.a.66%n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
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Somewhat importantn.a.n.a.n.a.25%n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
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Not that importantn.a.n.a.n.a.4%n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
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Not at all importantn.a.n.a.n.a.3%n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
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Not suren.a.n.a.n.a.2%n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
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Q.21C [NEW CHINA ONLY] How important is US and China cooperation in reducing tensions on the Korean Peninsula?
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Very importantn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.22%
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Somewhat importantn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.52%
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Not that importantn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.12%
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Not at all importantn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.4%
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Not suren.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.11%
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Q22. [NEW / CHINA ONLY]. How will US political involvement and military presence in Asia Pacific region affect the stability of the region?
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Maintain security of regionn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.19%
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Create tension among stakeholdersn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.50%
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Have no real impactn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.21%
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Not Suren.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.10%
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Q33. How much do you personally worry about climate change - a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or not at all?
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A great dealn.a.29%24%36%n.a.20%20%31%
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A fair amountn.a.32%24%24%n.a.49%42%48%
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Only a littlen.a.20%22%19%n.a.19%23%17%
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Not at alln.a.20%29%20%n.a.7%9%2%
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METHODOLOGY
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The Committee of 100’s opinion survey project began in 1994 and produced opinion surveys in 2001, 2005, 2007, 2012, and 2017. The objective of this study is to determine American attitudes toward China, and, as a “mirror,” measure Chinese attitudes toward America on key issues in US-China relations and salient domestic issues in both countries. This initial dataset is part of the full C100 U.S.-China Public Perceptions Survey 2017, planned for release in May 2017 at the C100 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
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For the 2017 survey, the Committee of 100 collaborated with Brunswick Insights Group to conduct the English-language survey in the United States. The data for the China survey are drawn from Horizon Dataway's own continuous self-sponsored and annually released survey on China's global views "The World in Chinese Eyes".
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CountryUnited StatesChina