Games to be a great success: Survey

Most Chinese are confident the Olympic Games will be a great success and help improve China's image across the world despite disruptions in the torch relay and some negative media reports in the West.

A survey conducted by US-based Pew Research Center shows 96 percent of the respondents believe the Games will be a success and roughly the same percentage are certain it will help improve China's image.

Chinese people are optimistic about the country's economy too, with more than 80 percent of the respondents saying they are satisfied with the direction the country is heading in.