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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2024 May 21;121(21):e2322920121.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2322920121. Epub 2024 May 15. Declining Chinese attitudes toward the United States amid COVID-19
Yu Xie 1 2 , Feng Yang 2 , Junming Huang 1 , Yuchen He 2 , Yi Zhou 2 , Yue Qian 3 , Weicheng Cai 2 , Jie Zhou 4
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In this paper, we present findings from four separate studies using different data sources and methods to examine Chinese attitudes toward the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The empirical results consistently indicate a marked and significant decline in Chinese attitudes toward the US between late 2019 and the end of 2022. Using a quasi-experimental design and granular survey data that exploit daily variations in public opinion, we offer additional evidence that the decline in Chinese attitudes toward the United States followed a distinct pattern not true for Chinese attitudes toward other countries. Specifically, the rise in Chinese unfavorability toward the United States closely corresponded to the heightened Chinese attention to the pandemic's progression in the United States. These results collectively suggest a causal effect of COVID-19, shedding light on how public health crises, international relations, and media jointly shape the increasing enmity between the two great powers.
Keywords: COVID-19; China; United States; attitudes; opinion.
. 2024 May 21;121(21):e2322920121.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2322920121. Epub 2024 May 15. Declining Chinese attitudes toward the United States amid COVID-19
Yu Xie 1 2 , Feng Yang 2 , Junming Huang 1 , Yuchen He 2 , Yi Zhou 2 , Yue Qian 3 , Weicheng Cai 2 , Jie Zhou 4
Affiliations
- PMID: 38748587
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2322920121
In this paper, we present findings from four separate studies using different data sources and methods to examine Chinese attitudes toward the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The empirical results consistently indicate a marked and significant decline in Chinese attitudes toward the US between late 2019 and the end of 2022. Using a quasi-experimental design and granular survey data that exploit daily variations in public opinion, we offer additional evidence that the decline in Chinese attitudes toward the United States followed a distinct pattern not true for Chinese attitudes toward other countries. Specifically, the rise in Chinese unfavorability toward the United States closely corresponded to the heightened Chinese attention to the pandemic's progression in the United States. These results collectively suggest a causal effect of COVID-19, shedding light on how public health crises, international relations, and media jointly shape the increasing enmity between the two great powers.
Keywords: COVID-19; China; United States; attitudes; opinion.