Negative Views of China Spike in 9 Countries Due to Pandemic, Pew Survey Shows

Paramilitary police officers wearing face masks march next to the entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing on Sept. 20, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

Negative views of China reached their highest levels in more than a decade in nine countries, according to a recent survey conducted by the U.S.-based Pew Research Center.

Of the nine, Sweden had the highest percentage of unfavorable views of China at 85 percent, followed by Australia (81 percent), South Korea (75 percent), United Kingdom (74 percent), the United States (73 percent), Canada (73 percent), the Netherlands (73 percent), Germany (71 percent), and Spain (63 percent).