US View on China Hits Record Low, New Poll Finds

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping talk during an expanded bilateral meeting with other United States and Chinese officials in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington on Feb. 14, 2012. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A record low number of Americans view China favorably, according to a new poll by Gallup.

The poll, conducted between Feb. 1 and 23, asked a random sample of 1,008 Americans over 18 about their views on China. The poll found that just 15 percent of respondents held a “very” or “mostly favorable” view of China, the lowest in Gallup’s polling history.