After several years of declining funding, the African end of the Belt and Road Initiative seems to be roaring back. The newest Griffith University/Green Development Finance Center data on the Belt and Road Initiative shows that engagement with Africa jumped by 395%, while a few big projects boosted engagement in Nigeria alone more than twelvefold.
These shifts indicate a window of opportunity for African electrification. 60% of Africans still ...
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China Tops Favorability Rankings in Africa, Outpacing U.S. and EU, New Survey Shows
China is viewed more positively than any other global or regional power in Africa, according to a new survey conducted across 29 countries by Afrobarometer, the continent’s leading public opinion measurement agency. The findings, released this week, show that 60 percent ...
Survey Shows Dramatic Shift in Malaysia-China Relations: Public Opinion Hits New Highs
Public opinion in Malaysia towards China is reaching new heights, with a recent survey by the Merdeka Center, an independent Malaysian public opinion research agency, showing a dramatic rise in favorable views. Nearly two-thirds of Malaysians now have a positive ...
Perceptions of the U.S. in the Arab World Plunge, While China’s Improve Dramatically, According to New Poll
The United States' near-unconditional support of Israel in the ongoing Gaza war has done immense damage to Washington's standing among Arab publics in 16 countries surveyed by the Arab Barometer research network. Declining public approval of the U.S. is leading to ...
Across 34 Countries, Nearly Half Disapprove of Biden’s China Policy, According to New Poll
U.S. President Joe Biden's China policy is getting mixed reviews from people surveyed in 34 countries by the Pew Research Center. Residents in Kenya and Nigeria were most favorable, with 56% and 54% approval ratings respectively. But Washington's tougher engagement strategy ...
Analysts Reflect on the Impact of the Recent China-Arab Forum and Future of China’s Mideast Role
It's been two weeks since Arab leaders gathered in Beijing for the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and analysts who closely follow Chinese foreign policy in the Mideast have had a chance to digest the outcomes of this year's gathering. Jonathan Fulton, a ...
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China’s Popularity in Africa Grows as U.S. Loses Soft Power Advantage, Says New Gallup Survey
China edged out the United States in a survey of African public opinion as to which country is the world's most influential power. China jumped by six points while the U.S. fell 3% in the latest poll conducted by Gallup in 36 ...
Survey: China Passes the U.S. for the First Time as the Preferred Partner of Choice in Southeast Asia
For the first time, more people in Southeast Asia prefer that their countries align with China over the U.S., according to findings of an influential new survey published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore. China's favorability rating in the region jumped more ...
South Africa is Excited, Confused by China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Research
South Africa was one of the earliest African countries to sign on to the Belt and Road Initiative. However, elites in the country still sometimes find the initiative confusing. These are the findings of a survey conducted by the Institute for Global Dialogue, a leading think tank in ...
While Global Powers Fight a Bipolar Battle, the World Is Calling for the Menu
As Presidents Xi and Biden meet amid calls for decoupling, a new survey reveals many countries want to work with both the United States and China in an “a la carte” way. A new public opinion survey by Oxford University and ...
The U.S. is Popular in Southeast Asia, But Chinese Influence Isn’t Going Away: Study
While the United States is generally more liked among populations in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, they see China as the pivotal economic power in the region. This was one finding of a newly compiled opinion survey tracking popular and elite views published ...
Chinese Foreign Policy Viewed Decidely Negative in 24- Country Pew Survey
Publics in two dozen countries around the world, mostly advanced economies in the Global North, are increasingly negative about China and its foreign policy, according to the findings of Pew Research Center's annual Global Attitudes Survey. Unsurprisingly, negative views about China ...
Only 8% of Chinese Have a Favorable View of India, Says New Tsinghua Univeristy Poll
The Chinese public is far more skeptical about relations with India than any of Beijing's other major rivals, including the United States and Japan, according to a recent poll conducted by researchers at Tsinghua University. Only 8% of respondents had ...