China surpassed the United States in global approval ratings in 2025, with a median of 36% approving of China’s leadership, compared with 31% for the U.S. China’s five-percentage-point advantage over the U.S. is the widest Gallup has recorded in China’s favor in nearly 20 years.

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      5 hours ago

      Chinese leadership must be so confused about WTF America is doing. This is the worthy adversary they’ve been plotting against for decades, and now it’s just YOLOing everything on aimless bombing campaigns and insults/actual threats to it’s own sphere.

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        3 hours ago

        They read the Art of War and so they know not to interrupt their adversary while they are making a mistake.