Most Pinoys have ‘little trust’ in China – SWSFilipinos have “little trust” in China, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted two weeks before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued its ruling on the case filed by the Philippines against China last week questioning Beijing’s claims on the West Philippine Sea. China has threatened to set up an air defense identification zone in the South China Sea. The survey, conducted from June 24 to 27 among 1,200 adults nationwide, showed that 51 percent of those polled have little trust in China while 27 percent have much trust in the Asian giant, resulting in a net trust rating of -24. But its latest net trust score of a “poor” -24 last month was the highest since March 2014’s “poor” -15. The SWS noted that China’s net trust rating had been “bad” from March 2015 to April 2016, hitting a record-low -46 in September last year.

Source: Manila Times July 18, 2016 14:48 UTC