Pew Research Center Staff

About three-in-four (74%) people in China cite air pollution as a big problem and 66% say the same about water pollution.

Seven-in-ten Chinese now say that people are better off in a free market economy, even though this means some may be rich while others are poor

The Chinese people are nearly unanimous (96%) in believing China's hosting of the games will be a success, with 56% saying the effort will be very successful.

Six of the 10 countries that Americans most like to go to are countries that like Americans.

Fully 78% of campaign coverage in early 2008 focused on political tactics.

About a third of Chinese government workers and Communist Party officials expressed interest in access to information on religion, the highest level of interest by any occupational group in a 2005 Intermedia survey.

A majority of voters want a third political party.

Voters give Obama's campaign higher marks than McCain's.

Democrats are following campaign news more closely than are Republicans.

A majority of Chinese (53%) believe they will someday become the leading superpower.