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3. Views of trade between China and the U.S.

6 days ago | pewresearch.org | Christine Huang |Laura Silver |Laura Clancy

Americans tend to believe the U.S.-China trade relationship benefits China more than the U.S.: 46% hold this view, while a quarter say both countries benefit equally and 10% say the U.S. benefits more. Nonetheless, Americans are skeptical that increased tariffs on Chinese imports will have a positive effect on the country or on their own lives.
Acknowledgments

6 days ago | pewresearch.org | Christine Huang |Laura Silver |Laura Clancy

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals.
China’s global role: US views in 2025

6 days ago | pewresearch.org | Christine Huang |Laura Silver |Laura Clancy
4. Views of China as a competitor and threat to the U.S.

6 days ago | pewresearch.org | Christine Huang |Laura Silver |Laura Clancy

When asked if China is an enemy, competitor or partner of the U.S., most Americans say China is a competitor. Even so, Americans most frequently name China as the country posing the top threat to the U.S.Additionally, a majority of Americans say that tensions in China’s relationship with Taiwan are important to U.S. national interests. A majority of Americans (56%) say China is a competitor of the U.S., as opposed to an enemy (33%) or a partner (9%).
China and Xi Jinping: US views in 2025

6 days ago | pewresearch.org | Christine Huang |Laura Silver |Laura Clancy

Americans hold largely unfavorable opinions of China and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but ratings of both have improved slightly since 2024. More than three-quarters of Americans (77%) have an unfavorable opinion of China. Though a sizable majority, this reflects a decrease from 81% in 2024. It also marks the first time in five years we’ve measured a significant year-over-year decline in the share of Americans with an unfavorable view of China.
Negative Views of China Have Softened Slightly Among Americans

6 days ago | pewresearch.org | Christine Huang |Laura Silver |Laura Clancy

Fewer now consider China an enemy or say it’s the country posing the greatest threat to the U.S.How we did thisPew Research Center conducted this study to understand how Americans see China and its relationship with the U.S. The report gauges American views of China in terms of both economics and national security.
Data about veterans in the federal workforce by agency, occupation, demographics and more

1 week ago | pewresearch.org | Drew DeSilver

As of September 2024, more than 700,000 veterans worked in various federal departments and agencies – making up nearly a quarter of the federal government’s entire civilian workforce. By comparison, veterans account for just 5% of all employed Americans. Though veterans are, at least in some cases, more protected than other federal workers from layoffs, some veterans already have lost their jobs in the Trump administration’s efforts to slash federal payrolls.
Acknowledgments

2 weeks ago | pewresearch.org | Laura Silver |Jordan Lippert |Andrew Prozorovsky |Janakee Chavda

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals.
Methodology

2 weeks ago | pewresearch.org | Laura Silver |Jordan Lippert |Andrew Prozorovsky |Janakee Chavda

Data in this report comes from Wave 166 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from March 24 to March 30, 2025. A total of 3,605 panelists responded out of 4,045 who were sampled, for a survey-level response rate of 89%. The cumulative response rate accounting for nonresponse to the recruitment surveys and attrition is 3%.
How Americans view Israel and the Israel-Hamas war at the start of Trump’s second term

2 weeks ago | pewresearch.org | Laura Silver

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United States on April 7 for the second time since President Donald Trump took office. As Americans look at the Middle East, fewer say the Israel-Hamas war is important to them personally – or important to U.S. national interests – than felt that way early last year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. In addition, the public’s views of Israel have turned more negative over the past three years.