China now tops US in global approval ratings: Gallup

[David__77]

Global approval of China surpassed the U.S. in 2025, the widest favorability gap between the two countries in almost 20 years, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday.

Gallup found that China’s global approval rating last year reached a median of 36 percent in support of the country’s leadership. U.S. leadership saw its median approval rating drop to 31 percent, a fall of 8 percentage points since 2024. China’s approval rose from 32 percent in 2024.

Disapproval of China’s leadership remained flat at 37 percent, Gallup found. U.S. leadership’s disapproval reached a record-high of 48 percent.

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https://thehill.com/policy/international/5816375-china-global-approval-surpasses-us-gallup/

[fujiyamasan]

1. Well their leadership at this point appears to be full of the "adults in the room"

Meanwhile, our leadership is full of clowns, and psychopathic killer clowns at that.

[Initech]

4. Our government is being run by a dangerously psychotic propaganda outlet.

[newdeal2]

2. Bound to happen when you have a nutjob in charge who is threatening everyone, including friends and allies

Other countries don't see anyone trying to rein him in either. The USA looks like a dysfunctional "democracy" at this point.

[Walleye]

3. Trump must be feeling good, he has almost completed the destruction of the United States

Putin will give him a big kiss

[leftstreet]

5. Co-operation and internationalism

envious tech advances

While the US....

[Irish_Dem]

6. China will be the next global leader.

The yuan will be the global currency.

They have been working on this goal for a long time.

Trump made their dreams come true.

[carpetbagger]

7. Don't rule out the middle powers

Sure, they're outnumbered 3:1 unlike the 2:1 1930s, but there's a chance.

[David__77]

9. The best outcome is one with no superpower domination.

[Irish_Dem]

10. They better get their act together quick.

And they need to understand China will destroy them next.

I have been predicating all of this for quite some time.
Even I didn't realize how quickly China will pull it off.

[carpetbagger]

8. Lawful evil trumps chaotic evil.

Yikes