The main beneficiary of the United States’ reputational losses on the global stage is China. Over the past year, perceptions of the US around the world have deteriorated sharply, while China’s reputation has, on the contrary, improved. The median level of favourable attitudes towards China has risen from 31% in 2023 to 36%, whereas positive perceptions of the US over the same period have fallen from 59% to 49%, according to a large-scale survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. This s...
