| First, when asked whether it is “more important for the U.S. to have strong economic ties with” Japan or China, a plurality of Americans (43 percent) chose China, with (36 percent) choosing Japan. | Interestingly, however, the number of Americans prioritizing strong economic ties with China was substantially higher among young people and minorities. Among the 18-29 year-old demographic, 61 percent of Americans favored economic ties with China, compared to only 28 percent among people 65 or over. Meanwhile, 52 percent of non-whites chose China over Japan, compared to 38 percent of whites. Considering that today’s young people are tomorrow’s policymakers – and that whites are expected to be a minority in the U.S. in 30 years – those discrepancies are worth noting. |
| 55 percent of Americans believe that Japan has a “fair” trade policy with the U.S. while only 37 percent think the same of China. | Younger Americans and non-whites are both more likely to think China is a fair trader, with 52 percent of both groups calling China’s trade policy fair. In 1989, only 22 percent of Americans called Japan a fair trader, meaning Japan had an even worse reputation in the U.S. than China does today. |
| Only 30 percent of Americans say they have a “great deal” or a “fair amount” of trust in China, while a full 25 percent of Americans do not trust China “at all.” | Yet if we look only at Americans in the 18-29 age group, the percentage of people who say they trust China climbs to 49 percent (compared to a mere 21 percent of Americans aged 65 or over). |
| 39 percent of Americans say they have heard “nothing at all” about territorial disputes between China and its neighbors. 44 percent said they know “a little” about the disputes, with only 16 percent of Americans saying they have heard “a lot” about them. |
資料來源：
Surprising Trends in US Views of China
Demographic trends in U.S. public opinion could be a positive sign for the future of U.S.-China relations.
http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/surprising-trends-in-u-s-views-of-china/
Americans, Japanese: Mutual Respect 70 Years After the End of WWII
Neither Trusts China, Differ on Japan’s Security Role in Asia
http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/04/07/americans-japanese-mutual-respect-70-years-after-the-end-of-wwii/
How Do the United States and Japan See Each Other?
A new study sheds light on public attitudes in the United States and Japan.
http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/how-do-the-united-states-and-japan-see-each-other/
