{"id":8369,"date":"2022-10-19T13:59:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T18:59:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:55:32","slug":"few-americans-see-a-third-xi-term-as-a-major-problem-for-the-u-s-other-concerns-about-china-have-grown","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/10\/19\/few-americans-see-a-third-xi-term-as-a-major-problem-for-the-u-s-other-concerns-about-china-have-grown\/","title":{"rendered":"Few Americans see a third Xi term as a major problem for the U.S.; other concerns about China have grown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Residents watch the opening session of China\u2019s 20th Communist Party congress in Huaibei, in China\u2019s Anhui province, on Oct. 16, 2022. (STR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to secure a third term in office<\/a> during the country\u2019s 20th Communist Party congress<\/a>, a gathering held every five years that began in Beijing on Oct. 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Americans, however, the potential for a third term for Xi is not among the most pressing concerns when it comes to China, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only three-in-ten Americans say it is a very serious problem for the United States if Xi assumes a third term as China\u2019s leader. Larger shares express concern about the other issues asked about in the survey, which was conducted Oct. 10-16 among 5,098 U.S. adults.<\/p>\n\n\n

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