ABSTRACT
As China increases its economic power and influences in global politics, there is great interest in whether its rise is accompanied by a decline in America’s global power. While this is often assessed using “hard power” measurements, such as economic strengths, a comparison of the two powers’”soft power” can also bring important insights. This chapter uses global public opinion survey to examine how citizens in 16 countries around the world perceive China’s economic and military rise, as well their overall amity toward China. Such perceptions are interpreted as China’s “soft power” in global politics. Within this context, we try to examine the relationship between public amity toward China and anti-Americanism in the world. We ask in this chapter, do pro-China sentiments go hand in hand with anti-Americanism around the world?
