More than half of Chinese adults say world should show more respect: survey

Survey by business intelligence company concludes that the country’s reliance on the global economy will ‘discourage reckless adventuring’

Relations with the US plunged to a new low following Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan at the start of the month

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Large numbers of those who took part in the survey accused the US of bullying China. Photo Shutterstock

Published: 7:00pm, 31 Aug 2022Updated: 9:45am, 1 Sep 2022

More than half of Chinese adults believe the country should reject foreign “bullying” and identified the United States as a major offender in this regard, according to a survey.

In the poll of 1,000 people conducted by a business intelligence company Morning Consult, 67 per cent of those questioned said the rest of the world should show China “more respect”.

It also found that 58 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that the country should stand up to foreign bullying, with 54 per cent saying the US “regularly bullies” China and tries to prevent its rise.

China’s relations with the US have deteriorated following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this month. Pelosi is the highest-ranking US politician to visit since her predecessor Newt Gingrich in 1997.

The move not only angered Beijing, which conducted a series of military drills near Taiwan after Pelosi’s trip, but triggered intense condemnation on the social media platform Weibo.

Last week, the US State Department said China had shut down key communications on “vital issues that affect the entire world” after China suspended military dialogues and cooperation on issues such as climate change.

The Chinese foreign ministry said dialogue and communication required sincerity.