Why China tops the U.S. in global approval, reaching its widest lead in two decades?

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  A global poll has found that in 2025, China surpassed the United States

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  in approval ratings on leadership and by the largest margin in nearly two decades.

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  What's driving this change?

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  How are global attitudes toward these two major powers evolving?

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  And what could the shift mean for policymakers and the future of the international order?

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  Hello and welcome to the panel discussion of World Today.

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  I'm Dohong Yu in Beijing.

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  A poll conducted by US analytics company Gallup found that China's global approval rating

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  has climbed to a median of 36%, surpassing the United States at 31%.

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  The five-point gap marks the widest lead China has held over the US in nearly 20 years of tracking.

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  The shift reflects a decline in US ratings alongside an increase for China.

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  Approval of US leadership fell from 39% in 2024 to 31%, while that of China rose from 32% to 36%.

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  These findings are based on surveys across over 130 countries and regions, drawing on about 1,000 respondents in each.

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  Now joining us online for the discussion are Chen Weihua, former Chief Washington Correspondent of China Daily;

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  Wang Zichen, Deputy Secretary General at the Center for China and Globalization;

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  and Li Peimei, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the International Islamic University Malaysia.

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  Welcome to the show.

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