A survey by the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University (CISS) in China found that only 8% of the respondents positively view India.
The survey, administered to 2,662 Chinese mainland citizens over 18 years old, captured Chinese perceptions of the US, Russia, India, the EU, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Survey by China’s premier Tsinghua University. Only 8% of Chinese like India, lowest among all countries surveyed
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58.4% like Russia
17.4% like EU
13% like Japan
12.2% like US
8% like India
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Overall Perception
Only 1.3% of those surveyed said they viewed India highly favourably, while 6.7% said their opinion of the neighbour was “somewhat favourable.”
Meanwhile, more than a quarter of the respondents said their views on India were “very unfavourable.”
Russia enjoys the highest favorability among the Chinese, with almost 60% of those surveyed holding a “very favorable” or “somewhat favorable” impression of the country.
More than half of the respondents said their views of the US and Japan were “very unfavorable” or “somewhat unfavorable.”
I have argued, and some others have, the India-China military stand-off has left a profound impact on Chinese public views about India.
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National Security Perceptions
More than 80% of the respondents said they are aware of international security issues, and more than 60% believe that international security has a “very great” or “somewhat great” impact on themselves.
Almost 53% of the respondents said that the US “exerts the greatest impact on China’s security,” while more than 30% said its security impact was “somewhat great” on China.
Respondents also perceived Japan, Russia, and the EU to have the biggest security impact on China, following the US.
Meanwhile, only 8.6% of the respondents said India has a “great” impact on Chinese security, while 10.3% said India’s impact was “small.”