Laura Silver

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

Only 13% of Americans think the U.S. garners more respect internationally now than in the past, while 19% think it’s as respected as ever.

There are differences by age in Americans’ attitudes about whether the U.S. should focus more on domestic problems or be more globally active.

Many U.S. adults describe cyberattacks from other countries (71%) and the spread of misinformation online (70%) as major threats to the U.S.

Pew Research Center recently sought to measure what U.S. adults know about geography, foreign leaders, institutions and other issues.

Older Americans, those with more education and men tend to score better on our 12-question quiz about international knowledge. Republicans and Democrats have roughly the same levels of international knowledge, while conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats tend to score better than their more moderate counterparts.

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

Pew Research Center recently sought to translate more than 11,000 open-ended survey responses into English.

We asked respondents in both countries to, in their own words, define what democracy means to them. Most commonly, people mention three broad concepts: freedom and human rights, elections and procedures, and having a voice in government.

Fewer than 1 million foreign students enrolled for either online or in-person classes at U.S. universities in the 2020-21 school year.