China’s international image has plummeted amid widespread disapproval over how it has handled the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey of 14 industrialized countries found. Only the U.S. received worse marks on its pandemic response, according to a survey published Tuesday. Pew Research Center, which polled 14,276 residents on four continents, found that 73% on average see China in an unfavorable light. This marks a double-digit percentage-point rise compared with last year and is China’s worst score since the survey began. In other countries, events in 2020 accelerated a downward trajectory, with China’s image spiraling toward a new low in the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Sweden and the Netherlands for the second year in a row.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 06, 2020 14:03 UTC