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Public opinion in the People's Republic of China on whether they find European countries favorable or unfavorable in 2021

Characteristic	Very favorable	Somewhat favorable	Don't know	Somewhat unfavorable	Very unfavorable
United Kingdom*	11%	36%	7%	33%	13%
Denmark	13%	43%	14%	21%	9%
Sweden	14%	44%	13%	21%	9%
Netherlands	14%	45%	14%	22%	6%
Italy	13%	46%	11%	22%	8%
Belgium	12%	48%	16%	19%	6%
Spain	11%	49%	14%	20%	6%
France	13%	47%	9%	24%	7%
Germany	17%	52%	8%	18%	5%

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June 2023

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Region

Asia, China

Survey time period

October 2020 to January 2021

Number of respondents

2,083 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*The United Kingdom is the only country in this series which is not an EU member. The UK left the EU in 2020.

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The relationship between China, the EU, and other European countries has deteriorated somewhat in recent years as the geopolitical rivalry between the People's Republic of China and the United States (a key ally of most European countries) has intensified. Nevertheless, when asked about their opinion on various European countries in 2021, Chinese citizens only had a more negative than positive view on one European country, the United Kingdom. For all other countries which the respondents were asked about, a majority of respondents found them to be somewhat or very favorable, with the respondents being most favorable about Germany. Chinese citizens' negative attitudes towards the UK are likely related to the fraught history between the two countries and due to the UK's status as the European country which is most closely aligned with the United States.