Asia & the Pacific

How close do people feel to others around the world? How much do they want their countries involved in international affairs? How do people’s experiences with travel and feelings of international connectedness relate to their views about the world? A recent 24-nation survey explores these questions.

Around three-quarters of adults in Hong Kong (74%) express an emotional attachment to China.

In most places surveyed, more people name China’s influence as a major threat than any of the other geopolitical issues asked about.

Most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner or experienced incidents where people assume they are a "model minority."

A median of 49% of people in 12 places in Asia say they at least somewhat favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.

Among the 32 places surveyed, support for legal same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92% of adults favor it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2% back it.

Nearly all adults in the six countries surveyed say diversity has either a positive or a neutral impact on their country.

People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.

We examine how the U.S. and China stack up to one another on more than 10 measures of international public opinion, spanning from confidence in their leaders to views of their universities and technological achievements.

The Chinese government closely regulates religious activity – here are 10 things to know about their policies on religion.