Asia & the Pacific

In a new analysis based on dozens of focus groups, Asian American participants described the challenges of navigating their own identity in a nation where the label “Asian” brings expectations about their origins, behavior and physical self.

A large majority of Americans (78%) say tensions between China and Taiwan are at least a somewhat serious problem for the United States.

In his second year in office, Joe Biden receives generally positive ratings in the 18 countries surveyed in spring 2022.

China has the world’s largest population (1.426 billion), but India (1.417 billion) is expected to claim this title next year.

A median of 55% of adults in 18 surveyed countries have confidence in Kamala Harris to do the right thing regarding world affairs.

Much larger shares of people in most nations see China’s influence growing than say the same of the United States.

Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.

Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.

In nearly all of the 44 advanced economies we analyzed, consumer prices have risen substantially since pre-pandemic times.

Americans see China as a growing superpower – and increasingly say it is the world’s leading economy.