Kat Devlin

Across 14 advanced nations, a median of 61% say China has done a bad job in handling the coronavirus outbreak. And at least seven-in-ten in each of these countries have little or no confidence in President Xi Jinping.

The pandemic has had a divisive effect on a sense of national unity in many of the countries surveyed: A median of 46% feel more national unity now than before the coronavirus outbreak, while 48% think divisions have grown.

People in many countries support foreign companies building factories in their own nation. But fewer support foreign firms buying domestic ones.

Across 34 countries, a median of 65% said in 2019 they felt pessimistic about reducing the gap between the rich and poor in their country.

Many legislators in four English-speaking countries directly addressed George Floyd’s killing and the subsequent protests on Twitter.

Republicans have long held more unfavorable views of China than Democrats, but such views have climbed among both parties over the past year.

Unfavorable views of China reach new historic high, and a majority supports taking a tougher stand on human rights.

Across the surveyed countries, opinion varies widely about the value of diversity. But interacting with people of different backgrounds is related to more positive attitudes about the role of diversity in society.

When it comes to economic relations, some in Taiwan are more willing to work with both Beijing and Washington.

Although most national officials use the platform, their posts receive only a small number of likes and retweets.