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钟建英's avatar

Aren’t you being Eurocentric in saying other countries distrust China. It’s true for the Anglo-sphere and Eurozone, but but almost all countries in the Global South (India excepted) do not distrust China, and are willing to work with China for the common good. Just think about it and be less Western centric, please…

CyrLft's avatar

This study by Guan et al (2023) looks at Brazilian public opinion about China and the U.S. in a parallel probe for soft power. It gives one bit of evidence, I think, in support of Policy Tensor’s claim that you’re disputing. Though this evidence is *only* one bit.

https://bit.ly/GuCBNi-2023

钟建英's avatar

Thanks fair enough, though I wonder to what extent the "Brazilian public opinion" reflects the views of a liberal elite vs the vast majority of working Brazilians. Admittedly people who struggle to make ends meet are unlikely to have any opinion on China or the US, they have enough to think about already.

CyrLft's avatar

The Guan et al surveyed 908 people. Selection is described on page 5: "We recruited participants using an exponential nondiscriminative snowball sampling technique via email and social media. Snowballing was a possible method to recruit participants due to the COVID-19 pandemic social distancing measures we faced. Participation in our research was entirely voluntary. Nine hundred and eight participants participated in our research"

钟建英's avatar

Thanks, 908 seems a miniscule sample. Sampling error must be pretty high?

CyrLft's avatar

You can read the study. It’s open access.

钟建英's avatar

Thanks, I just read the PDF version of the article. It seems to be a study on how exposure to Hollywood movies influence perceptions. So the study isn’t at all about Brazilian people’s opinion of China vs US. It’s certainly not a random sample of the Brazilian population. I wouldn’t have cited this article as an authoritative reference for Brazilian population opinion. Would you?

Feral Finster's avatar

This is not data and does not pretend to be data, but, as the current hegemon, the United States is seen as more of a known quantity. China, as the rising power, not so much.

Pxx's avatar

Investment is the right choice to make without a doubt, but this guy's background is that of a well rounded but entirely standard finance guy, isn't it? I'd consider it a win if he makes it thru the term without inviting another Nazi into the Parliament.