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Americans grow a bit friendlier toward China

Axios · 🇨🇳 public China · · 358 words · By Dave Lawler
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What to know about Americans grow a bit friendlier toward China

The article reports on a Pew Research Center survey indicating an increase in favorable views of China among Americans since 2023. It details the breakdown of these views by political affiliation and notes a decrease in the percentage of Americans who view China as an enemy.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 14
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Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center80%
Right20%

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What happened

The percentage of Americans holding favorable views of China rose for the third straight year, according to an annual Pew survey, and has nearly doubled since 2023.

Why it matters

Meanwhile, the share of Americans who view China as an "enemy" has fallen significantly over that time.

Common ground

Why it matters: Distrust of China hardened into a bipartisan consensus beginning in Trump's first term.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The article reports on a Pew Research Center survey indicating an increase in favorable views of China among Americans since 2023. It details the breakdown of these views by political affiliation and notes a decrease in the percentage of Americans who view China as an enemy.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the share of Americans who view China as an "enemy" has fallen significantly over that time.”
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One web search result explicitly mentions that the share of Americans who view China as an 'enemy' has fallen significantly, but other results provided for this claim are generic definitions of percentages and do not provide corroborating data.
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web search NEUTRAL — A percentage is a dimensionless number (pure number), primarily used for expressing proportions, but percent is nonetheless a unit of measurement in its orthography and usage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage
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web search NEUTRAL — In mathematics, a percentage is a number or ratio that represents a fraction of 100. It is one of the ways to represent a dimensionless relationship between two numbers; other methods include ratios, …
https://www.calculator.net/percent-calculator.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Use our percentage calculator to work out increases, decreases or percentage differences. Common uses include calculating tax, savings increases, tips on a restaurant bill, or cash back on purchases.
https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/math/percentage-calculator…
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Claim 2: “The overall percentage of Americans viewing China as an enemy dropped from 42% in 2024 to 28% now.”
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One source mentions the share of Americans viewing China as an 'enemy' has fallen significantly, but the specific numbers (42% to 28%) are not corroborated by other provided evidence (which discusses Israel or stock ownership).
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web search NEUTRAL — The percentage of Americans holding favorable views of China rose for the third straight year, according to an annual Pew survey, and has nearly doubled since 2023. Meanwhile, the share of Americans w…
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/china-favorability-poll-pew
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web search NEUTRAL — Twenty-five percent fewer poll respondents view Israel as an ally compared to early March, when the second engagement of the Iran War began, the Napolitan News Service survey states. The question aski…
https://thedailybs.com/2026/05/13/iran-war-tanks-americans-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — That holds true in the latest analysis, based on combined data from the 2024-2025 Economy and Personal Finance surveys. The percentage owning stock is highest among adults in households earning $100,0…
https://news.gallup.com/poll/266807/percentage-americans-own…
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Claim 3: “China's favorability among Americans bottomed out in 2023, with 14% approving and 83% disapproving.”
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Multiple sources confirm the 2023 low point: Bloomberg and Axios both reference that favorability was 14% and unfavorable views were 83% in 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — The percentage of Americans holding favorable views of China rose for the third straight year, according to an annual Pew survey, and has nearly doubled since 2023.In the most recent survey, conducted…
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/china-favorability-poll-pew
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Pew Research Center's latest report published on 1 May, 81% of Americans view China unfavourably, including 43% who hold a very unfavorable opin...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elds82Vyf-s
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web search NEUTRAL — Americans see China unfavorably, but the share with this view has dropped for the first time in five years.A median of 54% of adults in these nations have a favorable view of the U.S., while a median …
https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/international-affairs/glob…
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Claim 4: “He has sought warmer relations with Xi since agreeing to a trade truce last November”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “Americans don't much trust Trump's handling of the relationship with China either, with 60% lacking confidence in the president's approach.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 6: “In the most recent survey, conducted in late March, 27% saw China favorably and 71% unfavorably.”
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Axios and Bloomberg both report that a survey conducted in March found 27% favorable and 71% unfavorable views of China.
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web search NEUTRAL — The percentage of Americans holding favorable views of China rose for the third straight year, according to an annual Pew survey, and has nearly doubled since 2023.In the most recent survey, conducted…
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/china-favorability-poll-pew
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web search NEUTRAL — A new Pew survey finds 27% of Americans now view China favorably, up 6% from last year and nearly double the share in 2023, when favorability hit a low point of 14%. Unfavorable views have fallen from…
https://www.newser.com/story/387380/americans-views-of-china…
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web search NEUTRAL — About 27% of Americans had a favorable view of China, according to the survey conducted in March, up six percentage points since last year and nearly double from aThe results uses data from two survey…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/americans…
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Claim 7: “Democrats are also far less likely than Republicans to see China as an "enemy," at 14% and 44% respectively.”
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Different polls provide conflicting numbers. One source mentions 17% of Democrats view China as an enemy, while another mentions 33% of Democrats say China is an enemy. The claim's specific 14% and 44% figures are not corroborated by the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The share of Democrats who view China positively is up 8 points from last year. Opinion among Republicans and Republican leaners is largely unchanged.Republicans younger than 50 are 23 points less lik…
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/young-democr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Only 33% of Democrats say China is an enemy of the U.S., compared to 66% of Republicans and 46% of voters not affiliated with either major party who say China is a U.S. enemy.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/war-china-enemy/2023/02/09…
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web search NEUTRAL — China is viewed as an "enemy" of the United States by 27 percent of all Americans, including 42 percent of Republicans and 17 percent of Democrats, according to a new poll.
https://www.newsweek.com/almost-twice-many-republicans-see-c…
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Claim 8: “The percentage of Americans holding favorable views of China rose for the third straight year, according to an annual Pew survey, and has nearly doubled since 2023.”
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Multiple sources (Axios, Bloomberg, and a general web search result) confirm that a Pew survey shows favorable views of China among Americans have risen for three straight years and nearly doubled since 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — Data: Pew; Chart: Axios Visuals. The percentage of Americans holding favorable views of China rose for the third straight year, according to an annual Pew survey, and has nearly doubled since 2023.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/china-favorability-poll-pew
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web search NEUTRAL — Attitudes toward China are largely negative across the 24 countries surveyed. A median of two-thirds say they have an unfavorable opinion of the country and a median of just 28%…
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/07/27/views-of-china…
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web search NEUTRAL — The third was a Pew Research Centre survey which found that Americans’ views of China have become somewhat more positive.Confidence in President Xi Jinping to do the right thing regarding world affair…
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3353438/w…
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Claim 9: “Trump is scheduled to visit China next month.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “tensions have risen over the war in Iran.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 11: “Data in this report comes from Pew Research Center's nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from March 23 to March 29, 2026. A total of 3,507 panelists responded out of 4,046 who were sampled, for a survey-level response rate of 87%. The margin of error is plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “confidence in President Xi Jinping to "do the right thing regarding world affairs" has doubled since 2023, it's still only at 17%.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 13: “The U.S. and China are the world's two superpowers, locked in a competition for technological dominance and global influence.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of airline ticket advertisements for United Airlines and is completely irrelevant to the geopolitical status of the US and China.
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Claim 14: “The increase was driven by Democrats (34% approval), who were nearly twice as likely as Republicans (18%) to view China favorably.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of technical support for Windows 11 and dictionary definitions of 'recent', which are irrelevant to the claim about political approval ratings.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 14, 2024 · We show you how to access and clear the all recent files list in Windows 11 and Windows 10 for enhanced productivity or privacy.
https://winbuzzer.com/2024/02/14/windows-10-how-to-find-and-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 1, 2024 · Since Windows 10, the Windows operating system has offered an easy way to view recent files. The Quick Access (Windows 10) or Home (Windows 11) in File Explorer shows a list of up to twe…
https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-view-all-recent-files-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of RECENT is having lately come into existence : new, fresh. How to use recent in a sentence.
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