2026-06-26
26 分钟Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is The Point.
Confidence in the United States is plummeting across the world, according to multiple international polls,
while perceptions of China are climbing.
From Gallup to Pew Research to Australia's Lowy Institute, a common trend is emerging.
That is, China is liked, increasingly so, and around the world.
Now, that begs a lot of questions.
What makes a country trustworthy?
What is China doing right?
What is the US and many other Western countries probably doing wrong?
In China, is China, as some claim, simply winning by default?
Welcome to this special edition of The Point with Mi Lushin, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.
I'm pleased to be joined from Rome, Italy by Ivan Cardillo, Chairman of the Italy-China Business Development Forum.
And here in the studio by Zhang Xiaoyu, Associate Professor
of the Academy of International and Regional Communication Studies at Communication University of China.
And Renato...
Penelope, a Brazilian scholar and director of the Brazilian Citizens Council in Beijing.
The warmest welcome to all of you.
So let's take a closer look at these findings that I just mentioned.
First, let's take a look at Gallup poll survey for the year 2025. Now,