Chinese-Dragon
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In fact, despite being "Communist", the majority of Americans today chose China as their number #1 partner in Asia, even above Japan.
China Bests Japan in Americans Eyes - Wall Street Journal
India meanwhile, is nowhere to be seen.
China Bests Japan in Americans Eyes - Wall Street Journal
According to results from the 2011 edition of an annual opinion poll commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some 39% of general public respondents selected China as the most important partner of the U.S. in Asia, while 31% chose Japan.
The opinion leaders view of which country in Asia is the most important partner for the U.S. offers even more emphatic confirmation that trade relations, usually cited as the main reason for a preference for China, are increasingly carrying more weight than political or general ties with the U.S., usually cited as a reason for choosing Japan. Over the past three years surveys, opinion leaders preference for Japan has nearly halved, to 28% from 54%, while their preference for China increased to 46% from 38%. The results in part reflect China officially overtaking Japan as the worlds second-biggest economy earlier this year.
India meanwhile, is nowhere to be seen.