{"id":28830,"date":"2018-10-01T17:46:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T22:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T00:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T05:10:08","slug":"chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"3. China\u2019s power seen as rising more than other major nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a widespread sense in the countries surveyed that China plays a more important role in the world today than it did 10 years ago. In all but two nations, half or more say that China\u2019s power has increased. Among the seven countries asked about in the survey, Russia stands out as the only other power that is widely seen as rising in importance.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While far fewer say German influence has grown, a median of 35% nonetheless say that Berlin is playing a more role important today than it was 10 years ago. Germany\u2019s rising power is most keenly felt in Europe.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People tend to evaluate the United States\u2019 role in terms comparable to that of other countries, such as the UK, France and India, all of which are widely seen as retaining about the same importance in global affairs today as 10 years ago. Opinions do differ by region. In most of the Latin American and sub-Saharan African countries surveyed, pluralities say the U.S. is <em>more<\/em> influential than it was 10 years ago. By contrast, most Europeans see little change in Washington\u2019s importance.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43200\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2e4d5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2e4d5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"703\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-01.png?resize=480,527 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-01.png?resize=640,703 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-37227 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-01.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that nearly all publics agree that China plays a more important role today than in the past and have mixed views on trajectory of other major powers.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;widespread-agreement-that-china-is-on-the-rise&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"widespread-agreement-that-china-is-on-the-rise\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Widespread agreement that China is on the rise<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In nearly all of the surveyed countries, a majority say China\u2019s role in the world has increased over the past decade. A median of 70% say China plays a more important role in the world today than it did 10 years ago. South Koreans are most united in their evaluations of China\u2019s power: Fully 92% say China is playing a more important role. Notably, the sense that China plays a more important role may not necessarily be seen as <em>good<\/em> in most countries; for example, only 38% of South Koreans have a favorable view of China.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43201\"><img data-dominant-color=\"bbd0d8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #bbd0d8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"792\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-02.png?resize=309,792 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-37230 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-02.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that most see China playing a more important role now than in the past.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;e47cbcb5654df8ffded62c8a1c79ce48&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"e47cbcb5654df8ffded62c8a1c79ce48\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-03\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43202\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1d5c4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1d5c4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-43202 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-03.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that more say Russia\u2019s global role has grown than shrunk in past decade.\" width=\"309\" height=\"783\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many see Russia\u2019s power increasing\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among 25 countries surveyed, the prevailing view (median of 42%) is that Russia\u2019s role in the world has grown compared with 10 years ago. Yet opinion on this count varies widely.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greeks are especially likely to say Russia\u2019s influence has grown (65%). This view is also common in the two Middle Eastern countries surveyed \u2013 in both Israel and Tunisia, around six-in-ten or more say that Russia\u2019s power has increased over the past decade. In the U.S., too, more than half (52%) say Russia is more important today.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across Europe, a median of 46% see Moscow playing a larger role now than it did 10 years ago. In every country polled in the region, more people say that Russia\u2019s influence has increased over the past decade than say the same of the U.S.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But nowhere is the sense of Russia\u2019s importance more palpable than in Russia itself, where 72% say the country\u2019s influence has grown \u2013 and this widespread sense of Russia\u2019s growing role has increased since last year, when 59% said the same.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, even among countries that don\u2019t perceive Russia\u2019s influence to have <em>grown<\/em>, few see it as a nation that is decreasing in importance. Fewer than a third of people in any country surveyed say Russia\u2019s power has decreased over the past 10 years.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;8e3a0dfcd5b80cce32bbc71c30aeaa6d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"8e3a0dfcd5b80cce32bbc71c30aeaa6d\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-04\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43203\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efefef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efefef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-43203 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-04.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that most say the U.S.' role has either grown or remained constant over the past decade.\" width=\"310\" height=\"776\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. international role seen as robust by many\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about the international role played by the U.S., people in the countries polled most often say the U.S. has grown in power and influence (31%) or remained about the same (35%), compared with 10 years ago.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2017\/06\/26\/u-s-image-suffers-as-publics-around-world-question-trumps-leadership\/\">favorable views of the U.S. fell dramatically in many countries.<\/a> Yet, even amid these changes, views of the U.S. role in the world have remained largely stable \u2013 and, in the case of some countries, even improved \u2013 since the question was last posed in 2016. In Australia, for example, favorable views of the U.S. fell from 60% in 2016 to 54% in 2018. Nonetheless, Australians today are somewhat <em>more<\/em> likely to see the U.S. playing a major global role than they were in 2016.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perceptions of America\u2019s current role in the world differ by region, however. Across most of Europe, pluralities say the U.S. is as important as it was 10 years ago. In contrast, in many of the Latin American and sub-Saharan African countries surveyed, pluralities say the United States\u2019 role is <em>more<\/em> important.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/?attachment_id=42470\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebeceb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebeceb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"437\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/PG_2018.10.1_U.S.-Image_3-5.png?resize=309,437 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-37222 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/PG_2018.10.1_U.S.-Image_3-5.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that in several countries, the more-educated say the U.S. is playing a less important global role now than in recent past.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notable exception is Japan, the only country in which a majority of people think the U.S. is playing a<em> less<\/em> important role than it did 10 years ago. Only 16% of Japanese think Washington is playing a more important role than it did in the past, and 28% say its influence is largely the same as it was 10 years ago.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In several countries \u2013 and particularly in Europe \u2013 people with higher levels of education are more likely to say the U.S. is playing a <em>less<\/em> important role than it did 10 years ago.[1. For the purpose of comparing educational groups across countries, we standardize education levels based on the UN\u2019s International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). The lower education category is below secondary education and the higher category is secondary or above in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa and Tunisia. The lower education category is secondary education or below and the higher category is postsecondary or above in Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, UK and U.S.] In Germany, for example, only around a third of people with a secondary education or below see the U.S. in decline, while nearly half of those with a postsecondary education or more say the U.S. is losing influence.<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1f7fd970d02344d33602ba579ef4104c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"1f7fd970d02344d33602ba579ef4104c\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-06\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43204\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0f0f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0f0f0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-43204 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-06.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that India\u2019s global role is seen as relatively similar today to 10 years ago.\" width=\"309\" height=\"778\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few see India playing a larger global role\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While often compared with China as an emerging superpower, India, unlike its regional neighbor, is not widely perceived as a rising force on the world stage. People are more likely to say India is exerting the same amount of power globally as it did 10 years ago (median of 34%) than to say that it is more important (27%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among its regional neighbors, India\u2019s growing importance is most strongly felt by Japanese and South Koreans (48%, respectively). Certain Western Europeans also say India\u2019s role in the world has grown, including 49% of French, 47% of Swedes and 46% of Brits. While somewhat fewer Americans say India has gained power over the past 10 years (40%), only 17% say India has lost power, and 33% say its influence remains roughly the same as in the past.<\/p>\n\n<p>[2.numoffset=&#8221;2&#8243; Respondents with a household income below the approximate country median are considered lower income. Those with an income at or above the approximate country median are considered higher income.]<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-07\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43205\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efefef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efefef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"450\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-07.png?resize=310,450 310w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-37241 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-07.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that those with more education are likely to say India\u2019s stature has increased.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, few people around the globe see India as a declining power (median of 22%). Rather, more say that its influence remains roughly the same as a decade ago (34%). The only country where more than a third say that India\u2019s global role has decreased in recent years is South Africa (37%) \u2013 a country home to a large Indian diaspora and which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/Portal\/ForeignRelation\/36_South_Africa_December_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long historical ties with New Delhi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-08\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43206\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d0dbdb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d0dbdb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"743\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-08.png?resize=309,743 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-37243 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-08.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that Germany\u2019s role is seen by most as stable or rising.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;particularly-in-europe-germany-is-up-while-the-uk-is-down&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"particularly-in-europe-germany-is-up-while-the-uk-is-down\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Particularly in Europe, Germany is up while the UK is down<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the three European powers asked about \u2013 Germany, France and the UK \u2013 only Germany is seen by more people around the globe as a rising power rather than a status quo or declining power. A median of 35% say Germany is playing a more important role in world affairs compared with a decade ago. Just 22% think France plays more important role, while 21% say this about the UK. Among all 26 countries surveyed, France and the UK tend to be seen as status quo powers, rather than losing influence and importance.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany\u2019s increased influence is felt most in other European countries. Among the nine European countries surveyed, a median of 46% say Germany\u2019s power has grown over the past 10 years. The southern European countries of Greece (81%), Spain (56%) and Italy (55%) particularly stand out for the degree to which they believe Germany\u2019s influence has grown. This may reflect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/10162176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">relative economic turmoil<\/a> faced by these three European Union member nations and the prominent role Germany played in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/07\/30\/world\/europe\/how-germany-prevailed-in-the-greek-bailout.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">negotiating bailouts and austerity measures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-09\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43207\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d2dad3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d2dad3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"797\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-09.png?resize=309,797 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-37245 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-09.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that the prevailing view is that British global status is stagnant or in decline.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germans, too, are more likely to see their country as growing in influence (51%) than as staying the same or declining. Fewer say this now than in 2016 (62%). Nevertheless, Germans are more likely to name their own country as a rising power than any other nation except China.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of Germans (52%) believe the UK is in decline. And 39% in the UK agree that their country has lost influence over the past decade \u2013 this is more than say their country\u2019s role has stayed about the same (36%) or grown (23%). This downbeat sentiment is echoed by most other Europeans, including 53% of Swedes, 51% of French people and 50% of the Dutch who think the UK\u2019s role on the world stage is fading.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most of these European countries, too, people with favorable views of the right-wing populist parties are less likely to see the UK declining than those who have <em>unfavorable<\/em> views of these groups. In the UK, for example, 25% of those who see UKIP in a positive light think the UK has decreased in importance, compared with 45% of those who have unfavorable opinions of UKIP. More-educated Europeans are also more likely to say that the UK\u2019s importance has waned over the past decade.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_3-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42475\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f3f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f3f3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/PG_2018.10.1_U.S.-Image_3-11.png?resize=480,274 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/PG_2018.10.1_U.S.-Image_3-11.png?resize=640,365 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-37225 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/09\/PG_2018.10.1_U.S.-Image_3-11.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that populist party supporters are less likely to see the UK playing a diminished role on the global stage.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/10\/01\/chinas-power-seen-as-rising-more-than-other-major-nations\/pg_2018-10-1_u-s-image_updated_3-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-43208\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d3dcd6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d3dcd6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"834\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-11.png?resize=309,834 309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-37246 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/PG_2018.10.1_U-S-Image_Updated_3-11.png\" alt=\"Chart showing that the dominant view is that France\u2019s global role is largely unchanged over the past 10 years.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only in the three sub-Saharan African countries surveyed \u2013 Nigeria (47%), Kenya (46%) and South Africa (43%) \u2013 do pluralities see the UK as a growing power.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compared with views towards Britain, more people see France as a status quo power than a declining or growing power. Across 25 nations polled, a median of 40% say France\u2019s influence is largely unchanged compared with a decade ago, while 27% say it has decreased and 22% that it has increased. Among Europeans, pluralities tend to say French power is similar to 10 years ago. This includes around half or more in neighboring countries like Spain (53%) and the Netherlands (47%), as well as pluralities in Sweden (46%), Germany (44%), Italy (41%) and the UK (40%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even among French respondents, more say France\u2019s influence is largely unchanged (43%) than growing (26%) or shrinking (30%). This represents a modest increase in their estimations of France\u2019s power since 2016, when more said France\u2019s role was less important (46%) than about as important (30%).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a widespread sense in the countries surveyed that China plays a more important role in the world today than it did 10 years ago. In all but two nations, half or more say that China\u2019s power has increased. 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