Laura Clancy

A median of 48% of people across the 24 countries have a favorable view of Taiwan, compared with a median of 28% who have an unfavorable view.

More than a third of Americans (37%) say foreign aid from the United States and China both benefits and harms developing countries.

A median of 76% of adults in the 24 countries surveyed say China does not take into account the interests of other countries in its foreign policy. Majorities in most countries also say China does not contribute to global peace and stability.

Majorities in most of the 24 nations surveyed by Pew Research Center this spring say abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

Majorities of adults in 18 of 24 countries surveyed this spring rate their nation’s economic situation poorly.

Most Americans see little ability for the U.S. and China to cooperate on climate change policy or combating the spread of infectious disease. A majority of Americans continue to view the China-Russia partnership as a very serious problem for the U.S.

Americans support banning TikTok by a more than two-to-one margin, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Just 13 UN member countries are currently led by women; in 9 of those 13, the current leader is the country’s first woman head of government.

Focus groups with young adults in France, Germany and the United Kingdom revealed that these young people see the U.S. as the “world’s policeman” with a self-interested history of interventionism, while China is labeled the “world’s factory,” respected for its economic dominance but criticized for its expansionism and human rights violations.

India is poised to become the world’s most populous country this year; its population has more than doubled since 1950.