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China See also: International trade

Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 13-14, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"When shopping this holiday season, how likely are you to check the country where the product was made before buying it . . . ?"
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		Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Not Very Likely	Not at All Likely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/13-14/07	46	24	12	15	3
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"In general, do you think products imported from China are safe or not?"
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		Are	Are Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/13-14/07	27	65	8
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"In light of the recent toy recalls, this holiday season are you more likely to buy the toys you like no matter where they are made, buy only toys that are not made in China, or skip the toys and buy something else altogether?"
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		Buy Wherever Made	Buy Toys Not Made in China	Buy Something Else	Don't Buy Toys (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/13-14/07	13	26	45	11	4
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"Because of the recent toy recalls, do you think you will spend more or less on toys this holiday season?"
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		More	Less	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/13-14/07	7	57	34	2

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Aug. 24-26, 2007. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Thinking of all the products you buy, no matter where in the world they are made, how confident are you that the products you buy are safe . . . ?"
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		Very Confident	Somewhat Confident	Not Too Confident	Not at All Confident	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/24-26/07	21	54	17	8	1
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"When it comes to the products that you buy that are made in China, how confident are you that those products are safe . . . ?"
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		Very Confident	Somewhat Confident	Not Too Confident	Not at All Confident	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	8/24-26/07	7	35	31	26	1
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"Thinking about all the products that you buy, what percentage of them do you think are made in China?"
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		MEAN	MEDIAN
		%	%
	8/24-26/07	53.1	49.7
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"Do you think the U.S. government is doing too much, not enough or about the right amount to ensure the safety of products imported from China?"
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		Too Much	Not Enough	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/24-26/07	2	65	30	3
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"Do you think each of the following deserves a lot, some, only a little or none of the blame for the recent cases of unsafe Chinese products being sold in the United States? . . ."
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		A Lot	Some	Only a Little	None	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	The Chinese companies who make the products
	8/24-26/07	64	20	9	4	2
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	The Chinese government
	8/24-26/07	53	26	12	6	3
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	The American companies who sell the products in the United States
	8/24-26/07	52	33	10	4	1
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	American consumers who demand low-cost products
	8/24-26/07	38	33	16	11	2
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	The U.S. government
	8/24-26/07	37	39	17	6	2

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). July 27-30, 2007. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1 (for all adults).
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"And now I have a couple of questions about China. Do you think that China is currently a serious economic competitor to the United States, will be a serious economic competitor to the United States in the future, or will never really be a serious economic competitor to the United States?" Half-sample (Form A)
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		Currently	Will Be	Will Never Be	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/27-30/07	61	29	8	2
	5/05	61	30	5	4
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"When it comes to food products produced in China, do you have a great deal of confidence, quite a bit of confidence, just some confidence, or very little confidence that these food products are safe to eat?" Half-sample (Form B)
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		Great Deal	Quite a Bit	Just Some	Very Little	None (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/27-30/07	3	5	25	55	10
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"Today, in general do you think of China as more of an ally or more of an adversary?"
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		Ally	Adversary	Both/ Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/27-30/07	28	50	13	9
	7/8-11/05	26	49	10	15
	4/01	16	71	7	6
	6/99	18	67	5	10
	5/97	29	59	6	6
	3/95	31	62	2	5
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"As you may know, China will be hosting the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. How interested would you say that you are in personally visiting China: very interested, fairly interested, not that interested, or not interested at all?"
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		Very Interested	Fairly Interested	Not That Interested	Not at All Interested	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/27-30/07	15	17	14	53	1
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"Over the next year, how important would you say each of the following actions are for China to take as it prepares for the 2008 Summer Olympics: very important, fairly important, just somewhat important, or not that important? . . ."
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		Very Important	Fairly Important	Just Somewhat Important	Not That Important	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	Improve human rights
	7/27-30/07	73	10	10	4	3
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	Enact policies that are more protective of the environment
	7/27-30/07	57	14	17	8	4
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	Open its trading policies to become more fair
	7/27-30/07	55	15	17	9	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). April 21-24, 2006. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide.
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"When it comes to China, is the United States too tough, about right, or not tough enough in our business and economic negotiations with China?"
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		Too Tough	About Right	Not Tough Enough	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/21-24/06	4	18	57	21

*CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll*. Dec. 9-11, 2005. Adults nationwide.
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"Now, turning to China: Do you think the growth of China as a major economy is a positive or a negative development for the United States?" Form A (N=503, MoE ą 5)
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		Positive	Negative	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/9-11/05	48	46	6
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"Do you consider China to be a military threat to the United States, or not?" Form B (N=500, MoE ą 5)
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		Yes. a Threat	Not a Threat	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/9-11/05	50	48	2
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"Do you consider China to be an economic threat to the United States, or not?" Form B (N=500, MoE ą 5)
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		Yes. a Threat	Not a Threat	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/9-11/05	64	33	3

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). July 8-11, 2005. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1 (for all adults).
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"Which one of the following statements comes closer to your point of view on our relationship with China? Statement A: We should maintain good trade relations with China, despite disagreements we might have with its human rights policies. OR, Statement B: We should demand that China improve its human rights policies if China wants to continue to enjoy its current trade status with the United States." Half-sample (Form A)
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		Maintain Good Relations	Demand Improve- ments	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/8-11/05	39	53	3	5
	5/96	30	60	5	5
	9/95	33	60	4	3
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"Which one of the following statements comes closer to your point of view on our relationship with China? Statement A: We should maintain good trade relations with China, despite disagreements we might have with its military policies. OR, Statement B: We should demand that China improve its military policies if China wants to continue to enjoy its current trade status with the United States." Half-sample (Form B)
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		Maintain Good Relations	Demand Improve- ments	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/8-11/05	44	47	1	8
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"Recently a Chinese company that is mostly owned by the Chinese government bid to purchase Union Oil of California, also called Unocal, which is the ninth largest oil company in the United States. Do you favor or oppose a Chinese company purchasing Unocal?"
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-11/05	16	73	11

Pew Research Center/Council on Foreign Relations survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. July 8-18, 2004. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5:

"All things considered, which of these descriptions comes closest to your view of China today? Do you think China is an adversary; a serious problem, but not an adversary; or, not much of a problem?"
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		Adversary	Serious Problem	Not a Problem	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/8-18/04	14	40	36	10
	2/02	17	39	33	11
	5/01	19	51	22	8
	3/00	17	44	26	13
	6/99	18	53	22	7
	3/99	20	48	25	7
	9/97	14	46	32	8

"What is your impression? These days are relations between the U.S. and China improving, getting worse, or staying about the same?"
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		Improving	Getting Worse	Same	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/8-18/04	18	13	58	11
	2/02	16	14	61	9
	5/01	6	40	48	6
	3/00	13	19	55	13
	6/99	7	35	50	8
	3/99	13	19	60	8
	8/95	16	22	53	9

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 19-20, 2004. N=1,019 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In general, do you think the emergence of China as an economic superpower has been a good thing or a bad thing for the United States?"
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		Good Thing	Bad Thing	Mixed (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	2/04	28	41	8	23

Gallup Poll. Feb. 9-12, 2004. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Next, I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of China very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?"
		Very Favor- able	Mostly Favor- able	Mostly Unfav- orable	Very Unfav- orable	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/04	6	35	38	16	5
	3/03	6	39	34	12	9
	2/02	6	38	37	12	7
	2/01	5	40	31	17	7
	11/00	5	31	39	18	7
	3/00	6	29	40	16	9
	1/00	4	29	33	18	16
	5/99	5	33	38	18	6
	3/99	2	32	39	20	7
	2/99	8	31	34