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.
Last year was the second year on record where both countries registered negative net global approval ratings. The median net approval for China dipped to -1, with the U.S. dropping down to a median net approval of -15, the lowest on record.
China saw the strongest relative alignment from countries like Russia, Pakistan, Tunisia and Singapore. These countries’ preferences “reflect deep negativity toward the U.S. more than strong enthusiasm for China,” according to Gallup.
Countries that include Israel, Poland, Kosovo, the Philippines and Albania favor the U.S. Their net approval resembles their net disapproval of China.
Virtual-Squirrel-725 on
I’ve been waiting for some data on this.
It’s pretty clear, the US has destroyed it’s standing in the world community while China has just acted like an adult. This is the massive surge in Soft Power China could only dream of.
I heard China was hosting Pakistani leaders to discuss peace options in Iran and I thought “good, at least a sane superpower is coming to the table”, then I had to catch myself to realize just how amazing that thought was.
GaoYellow1551 on
> does absolutely nothing
> wins
Truhmpza_Cuhnt on
Please, and I’m going to hold your hand when I say this, never forget that the U.S. government getting worse doesn’t make the Chinese government better. It’s still not even the lesser of two evils yet.
Though I can appreciate how very very hard of a sell that’s becoming.
classof78 on
Mission accomplished MAGA. All the “soft” power the USA had wasted. A sad sad day.
General_Alduin on
All Trump’s fault. Fucker needs to go
DarthHiccups on
When your human rights violations over the last few decades starts to look tame compared to the crap America is doing right now, I get it.
HonoredPeople on
I’m shocked.
Well.
At the very least they didn’t attack Taiwan. I kind of expected them to do it.
So, that does make them better than us.
… … …
Sad times indeed.
Theferael_me on
This was 2025. Imagine what it’s like now.
Aware_Cheesecake_519 on
100 percent the fault of Donald
Eddfan36 on
Good, we should sink to the bottom for having this goon in office.
jerpear on
2025…
This is before the Iran and Venezuela events. The 2026 poll is going to be brutal for the US.
jayfeather31 on
Was just a matter of time. We’ve been squandering our soft power like crazy, and China is now in a position they’ve been dreaming of.
Meanwhile, our century of humiliation has only just begun.
Red_Wing-GrimThug on
I thought America was the hottest country right now…Man things not looking so GREAT
mrflash818 on
The future will be “Firefly,” it seems.
KenTitan on
The US has lost its soft power. after all the artillery is used in a largely unpopular war, the US will no longer have any power and influence
thewrynoise on
Trump is such an idiot.
LargeCondition5315 on
We are winning so hard that it actually hurts us …
beervirus_19 on
is reddit going to learn Chinese now?
grunkfest on
Gonna need a sticker of Trump pointing and saying “I did that!”
ZealousidealHead5488 on
Communist country where if you say something against the government etc you lose social credits and loss of movement you can’t work money for rent and food etc. yes people want that! 😂
IllustriousRange226 on
China gave us TikTok for free. What has the US given us besides higher prices on everything?
yokyopeli09 on
Thanks to social media more and more Americans are able to see that Chinese citizens enjoy everything that the American government has said was impossible and evil.
Substantial-Sky4079 on
I mean from a line up of awful authoritarian leaders, I would think china would be higher bc of Trump.
RebelliousInNature on
..and it ain’t coming back. Putin, Xi, and the little fat faced guy with the haircut are delighted.
Couldn’t have gone better for them.
Immediate-Count-1202 on
As an American citizen, I approve of china over the current US regime.
Whatever801 on
Yeah duh
insomniac8994 on
Trump single-handedly destroyed decades of foreign policy work
NoCoffee6754 on
Every day I get more and more annoyed looking around this country and seeing all the wasted potential.
– Our crumbling infrastructure
– Our broken healthcare system
– Rock bottom public education
– high taxes with nothing to show for it
Middle-Armadillo-660 on
I really want the right wing in America to take a nap. We can’t afford to have them awake anymore. It’s too damned costly.
Actual__Wizard on
If Gallup ever returns to presidential polling, then it has no credibility. Turning the polling on and off, demonstrates “extreme bias.” If they choose to do that, then that reveals that Gallup couldn’t be more “right wing biased if it tried.”
Futureretroism on
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
They did write the book on this strategy
tonylouis1337 on
No bueno
kompletist on
Not a very high bar to clear at this point.
pinksparklyreddit on
The headline undersells it. China has a net approval rating of -1 compared to -15 for America.
not-japanman on
Any particular reason why?
Matthew_To_0124 on
Not American. I’m queer and many of my queer friends from western countries agree that between China and US red states, we’d pick China if those were the only two choices
Think about that
steelmanfallacy on
If you had to guess, what percent of adults in China never went to high school?
Most-Lengthiness-471 on
Are we “winning” yet? Fucking morons
Tiny-Albatross518 on
Im Canadian.
Happy to see the American empire unravel.
They’re just too irresponsible and unpredictable to be at the lead.
People will warn about China as the new lead. Anything they try and scare you with is likely not happened ever yet the Americans will have done it ten times.
Noah1024 on
I’d much rather go on vacation in china than the us
peva3 on
And they they’re going to burn all that approval when they invade Taiwan.
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From the article:
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.
Last year was the second year on record where both countries registered negative net global approval ratings. The median net approval for China dipped to -1, with the U.S. dropping down to a median net approval of -15, the lowest on record.
China saw the strongest relative alignment from countries like Russia, Pakistan, Tunisia and Singapore. These countries’ preferences “reflect deep negativity toward the U.S. more than strong enthusiasm for China,” according to Gallup.
Countries that include Israel, Poland, Kosovo, the Philippines and Albania favor the U.S. Their net approval resembles their net disapproval of China.
I’ve been waiting for some data on this.
It’s pretty clear, the US has destroyed it’s standing in the world community while China has just acted like an adult. This is the massive surge in Soft Power China could only dream of.
I heard China was hosting Pakistani leaders to discuss peace options in Iran and I thought “good, at least a sane superpower is coming to the table”, then I had to catch myself to realize just how amazing that thought was.
> does absolutely nothing
> wins
Please, and I’m going to hold your hand when I say this, never forget that the U.S. government getting worse doesn’t make the Chinese government better. It’s still not even the lesser of two evils yet.
Though I can appreciate how very very hard of a sell that’s becoming.
Mission accomplished MAGA. All the “soft” power the USA had wasted. A sad sad day.
All Trump’s fault. Fucker needs to go
When your human rights violations over the last few decades starts to look tame compared to the crap America is doing right now, I get it.
I’m shocked.
Well.
At the very least they didn’t attack Taiwan. I kind of expected them to do it.
So, that does make them better than us.
… … …
Sad times indeed.
This was 2025. Imagine what it’s like now.
100 percent the fault of Donald
Good, we should sink to the bottom for having this goon in office.
2025…
This is before the Iran and Venezuela events. The 2026 poll is going to be brutal for the US.
Was just a matter of time. We’ve been squandering our soft power like crazy, and China is now in a position they’ve been dreaming of.
Meanwhile, our century of humiliation has only just begun.
I thought America was the hottest country right now…Man things not looking so GREAT
The future will be “Firefly,” it seems.
The US has lost its soft power. after all the artillery is used in a largely unpopular war, the US will no longer have any power and influence
Trump is such an idiot.
We are winning so hard that it actually hurts us …
is reddit going to learn Chinese now?
Gonna need a sticker of Trump pointing and saying “I did that!”
Communist country where if you say something against the government etc you lose social credits and loss of movement you can’t work money for rent and food etc. yes people want that! 😂
China gave us TikTok for free. What has the US given us besides higher prices on everything?
Thanks to social media more and more Americans are able to see that Chinese citizens enjoy everything that the American government has said was impossible and evil.
I mean from a line up of awful authoritarian leaders, I would think china would be higher bc of Trump.
..and it ain’t coming back. Putin, Xi, and the little fat faced guy with the haircut are delighted.
Couldn’t have gone better for them.
As an American citizen, I approve of china over the current US regime.
Yeah duh
Trump single-handedly destroyed decades of foreign policy work
Every day I get more and more annoyed looking around this country and seeing all the wasted potential.
– Our crumbling infrastructure
– Our broken healthcare system
– Rock bottom public education
– high taxes with nothing to show for it
I really want the right wing in America to take a nap. We can’t afford to have them awake anymore. It’s too damned costly.
If Gallup ever returns to presidential polling, then it has no credibility. Turning the polling on and off, demonstrates “extreme bias.” If they choose to do that, then that reveals that Gallup couldn’t be more “right wing biased if it tried.”
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
They did write the book on this strategy
No bueno
Not a very high bar to clear at this point.
The headline undersells it. China has a net approval rating of -1 compared to -15 for America.
Any particular reason why?
Not American. I’m queer and many of my queer friends from western countries agree that between China and US red states, we’d pick China if those were the only two choices
Think about that
If you had to guess, what percent of adults in China never went to high school?
Are we “winning” yet? Fucking morons
Im Canadian.
Happy to see the American empire unravel.
They’re just too irresponsible and unpredictable to be at the lead.
People will warn about China as the new lead. Anything they try and scare you with is likely not happened ever yet the Americans will have done it ten times.
I’d much rather go on vacation in china than the us
And they they’re going to burn all that approval when they invade Taiwan.