CGTN, in cooperation with Renmin University of China, and through the New Era Institute of International Communication, has released the “China Favorability” global poll for the second consecutive year. 92 percent of respondents recognize China as an important country, a slight rise of 1.4 percentage points from last year. 89 percent view China as a successful country, an increase of 4.8 percentage points. And 77.8 percent consider China a respectable country, up by 1.3 percentage points from the previous year.

In terms of economic performance, 92.3 percent of respondents praised China’s strong economic strength, which is similar to last year’s data. Among them, recognition from respondents in Middle Eastern countries reached as high as 98.4 percent, while acknowledgment from respondents in African and South American countries stood at 97.7 percent and 95.5 percent, respectively.

Additionally, 81.3 percent of respondents expressed confidence in the long-term positive outlook of China’s economy. The top five groups showing this confidence are respondents from African countries (94.7%), Middle Eastern countries (92.8%), South American countries (90.8%), Southeast Asian countries (88%), and South Asian and Central Asian countries (85.9%).

92.3 percent of respondents found China’s technological capabilities impressive, with the highest recognition rates coming from African respondents (98.7%), South American respondents (97.3%), Middle Eastern respondents (96.9%), South Asian and Central Asian respondents (96.8%), and Southeast Asian respondents (93.9%).

In the survey, the majority of global respondents have a favorable view of China’s national image, with 70 percent selecting “very good.” The highest proportions of favorable views toward China are among young respondents aged 18 to 24 and 25 to 34, reaching 83.65 percent and 81.4 percent, respectively, significantly higher than those in other age groups.

Futhermore, young respondents under the age of 34 recognized China’s political system and governmental governance capacity, with 72.6 percent of respondents aged 18 to 24 and 73.1 percent of respondents aged 25 to 34 thinking that China’s political system is very successful. 92.8 percent of young respondents aged 18 to 24 and 91.1 percent of those aged 25 to 34 praised China’s international impact, both exceeding the overall recognition rate of 87.2 percent.

The survey targeted 16,400 respondents from 41 countries worldwide, including North America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East.