China By The Numbers (01/31/2009) (Global Times) (1,607 persons were interviewed in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chongqing.

Q. Which international incident(s) was(were) most significant in terms of raising China's international position?
85%: The successful hosting of the Beijing Olympics
36%: The economic power of China in coping with the global financial tsunami
15%: The influence of China in major diplomatic affairs
15%: The development model of China
10%: Manned Shenzhou 7 space mission
10%: The unity shown in the Wenchuan earthquake

Q. Do you think that China is a strong nation in the world now?
27%: Yes
44%: Not fully
20%: No
10%: Not sure



Q. Which of the attributes of a strong nation does China already have?
56%: Economic power
48%: Military power
45%: Political and diplomatic influence
29%: Cultural influence
7%: None of these

Q. Which of these attributes affect the international image of China negatively?
52%: Corruption of certain government officials
44%: Poor quality and fakery in products
33%: Environmental pollution
23%: Work safety accidents
22%: Uncivilized behavior of Chinese people
19%: Human rights problems
12%: Lack of freedom of speech
6%: Lack of progress in developing medical care system
6%: An unjust government
6%: Urban traffic congestion

Q. Which bilateral relationship is important to China?
76%: China-America
35%: China-Japan
23%: China-Russia
16%: China-Europe
7%: China Africa

Q. Which is your favorite country? (One choice only)
34%: China
20%: United States of America
7%: France
5%: Japan
4%: United Kingdom
3%: Singapore
3%: Australia
3%: Canada
3%: South Korea
2%: Germany
2%: Italy
1% Thailand
1%: Russia
1%: Switzerland
1%: New Zealand
1%: Malaysia
1%: Brazil
1%: India
1%: Philippines

Q. If you have the choice to travel overseas, which country would you choose? (One choice only)
33%: United States of America
9%: Japan
9%: France
7%: United Kingdom
6%: Singapore
5%: Canada
4%: Australia
2%: Germany
2%: Italy
2%: Thailand
1%: New Zealand
1%: Russia
1%: Switzerland
1%: Brazil

Q. Do you think that the West is trying to stem the development of China?
21%: There have been clear and obvious actions
41%: The intent is there, but there have been clear and obvious actions
11%: No, it is just our imagination
12%: This is something that people say
15%: Hard to tell

Q. How do you think the "China Threat Theory" should be handled?
30%: Object without any hesitation
25%: Respond to the specific charges by retutation and explanation
24%: We will listen to them and improve ourselves
24%: We will ignore them
11%: Don't know

Q. With the increasing power of China, how will its international position change in the future?
49%: Increasingly better
11%: Not much change overall
3%: Increasingly worse
37%: Better overall, but there will still be some friction
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