WASHINGTON - The US public's opinion of China has plummeted amid a surge in strategic and trade tensions in recent years, the Pew Research Center reported Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - The US public's opinion of China has plummeted amid a surge in strategic and trade tensions in recent years, the Pew Research Center reported Tuesday.
More Americans saw China as a military threat than an economic menace, despite the showdown over trade launched by President Donald Trump after he took office in 2017. The Trump administration accuses Beijing of foreign exchange manipulation, fueling fears of a currency war in addition to the trade battles.
By comparison, 81 percent believe China's military growth, which has led to its strategic projection far into the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Middle East, is a bad thing.
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