>Canadians and Mexicans now view China more positively than the U.S.>For the first time in almost two decades of Pew Research Center surveys, both Canadians and Mexicans now view China more favorably than their neighbor, the United States. >Our spring 2026 global survey marks the first time that Canadians have expressed a significantly more positive view of China than the U.S. Mexicans, by contrast, have viewed China more favorably than the U.S. in several previous Center surveys – all of them conducted during President Donald Trump’s time in the White House.>Canadians and Mexicans also now view Chinese President Xi Jinping more positively than Trump, even as relatively few people in both countries have confidence in the two leaders.>In Canada, 35% of adults have confidence in Xi to do the right thing regarding world affairs, compared with 20% who say the same of Trump. In Mexico, 35% of adults have confidence in Xi and 11% in Trump.https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/07/27/canadians-and-mexicans-now-view-china-more-positively-than-the-us/will drumpf try to mend relations with US allies or will he double down on retarded tariffs and retarded threats of war?
>>540053503It's going to be difficult even aside from America's leadership.Chinese business has been delivering much higher-quality goods than they used to, along with much better service etc. The transactions 'feel better.' As importantly in other regions: Chinese firms acquired some very loved studios. Many (including me) were fearful. But the Chinese firms have not meddled at all, and are simply taking their cut from ownership. There have also been positive experiences on various collaborations so...really it's just that they seem to be making an effort to be reasonable and fair.That makes them quite likable.Meanwhile, we still have Visa and Mastercard meddling going on, along with all the strange legal stuff from America/5 Eyes.
>>540053681One fairly influential American figure has always used a different angle: That the Chinese wish to deliver a Century of Humiliation on 'the white man' but I'm not sure how convincing this is to most people. He also tried to extend it to Asia but I'm not sure why as he's not particularly good on Asia. I suppose there is some influence in pretending that Japan will react in x,y,z way due to generally high levels of Japanophilia at the moment but I also doubt this will be effective (largely due to China's positive moves in Japan recently too.)
>>540053503>drumpf try to mend relations with US allies I think he really doesn't have to do either.
Imagine the West as a gold brick, built over the centuries by the contributions of millions, each grain of gold purified and added to the brick over a lifetime.Now imagine a nation of starving country peasants who killed all their elite academics and leadership, spending decades literally eating dogs, cats, rats and humans. Their civilization can be represented by a big pile of shit.Now imagine some of the gold from the west brick was generously given to the peasants and they took that gold and formed their pile of shit into a gold plated brick.Then imagine them crowing about how big this shit brick is and how quickly it was made compared to the west. This is china.
