The research center said its survey also found a "marked departure" from the results of a 2023 survey, with more people seeing China as the world's leading economic power. A median of 41 percent saw China as the top economy, compared with a 39 percent median who named the United States.

Washington’s investigation could strengthen its hand in future talks with Beijing – but may have unintended consequences.

A new Pew survey is suggesting that global viewpoints on China may be trending in a slightly more positive direction for the communist nation.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lauded a new trade deal signed with Indonesia and said the United States would be fighting China "in a very friendly fashion."

In seven other countries, people have a more positive opinion of China than the U.S. These include the United States’ southern neighbor, Mexico, where 56% of adults view China positively and 29% say the same of the U.S. China gets the better ratings in four other middle-income countries surveyed: South Africa, Turkey, Kenya and Indonesia.

Shoppers are taking advantage of a $42 billion government trade-in program aimed at boosting spending. But in recent weeks, some cities have started to cut back on the subsidies.

Russia and China's foreign ministers on Sunday discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister,

The State Department fired personnel and consolidated offices that help craft the U.S. diplomatic response to China’s aggression in Asia and global tech competition.