TY - JOUR
T1 - Americans’ Attitudes toward the US–China Trade War
AU - Jin, Yongai
AU - Dorius, Shawn
AU - Xie, Yu
N1 - Funding Information:
The research was partially supported by the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China at Princeton University and Guanghua School of Management at Peking University. The ideas expressed herein are those of the authors.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The US public holds more nuanced views about China than are typically captured in public opinion surveys. Empirical investigation of a nationwide online survey of US adults shows that the American public is sharply divided over the US–China trade war, despite reporting high support for international trade with China (76%). Using survey questions on US–China trade and the trade war, a typology was developed that indicates more than 40% of US adults support trade with China but oppose the trade war. A slightly smaller share has a more economically militant view of trade with China, supporting trade and the trade war. Political identity is strongly associated with attitudes toward the trade war, but only weakly associated with attitudes toward trade with China. Perceptions about China and its government, people, and culture are highly correlated with views on trade with China but are unrelated to views on the trade war.
AB - The US public holds more nuanced views about China than are typically captured in public opinion surveys. Empirical investigation of a nationwide online survey of US adults shows that the American public is sharply divided over the US–China trade war, despite reporting high support for international trade with China (76%). Using survey questions on US–China trade and the trade war, a typology was developed that indicates more than 40% of US adults support trade with China but oppose the trade war. A slightly smaller share has a more economically militant view of trade with China, supporting trade and the trade war. Political identity is strongly associated with attitudes toward the trade war, but only weakly associated with attitudes toward trade with China. Perceptions about China and its government, people, and culture are highly correlated with views on trade with China but are unrelated to views on the trade war.
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U2 - 10.1080/10670564.2021.1926089
DO - 10.1080/10670564.2021.1926089
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107875957
VL - 31
SP - 17
EP - 37
JO - Journal of Contemporary China
JF - Journal of Contemporary China
SN - 1067-0564
IS - 133
ER -