Beijing’s human rights policies drive unfavourable views of China, Pew survey finds

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Concerns about China’s human rights record dominated a new global public opinion poll released on Wednesday, dovetailing with increasingly unfavourable views of the country among many nations in North America and Europe.

Conducted by the Pew Research Centre, the survey of around 25,000 adults across 19 countries found that a median of 79 per cent of respondents in those nations considered China’s human rights policies a “serious problem”, outweighing concerns over Chinese military power, economic competition and China’s involvement in their own country.