Don't lose sleep over surveys

It is not necessary for Chinese to bother about some Japanese people's bad opinion of China, says an article in China Youth Daily. The following is an excerpt:

The latest survey released by Japan's cabinet showed that the number of Japanese who have a good opinion of China dropped by 2.2 percentage points to 31.8 percent of the surveyed, reaching a record low since 1978. Those respondents who said they have no good opinion of China jumped by 3.1 percentage points to 66.6 percent, also creating a record high.

It is inappropriate for some Chinese media to regard the "no good opinion" as anti-China. The major backdrop is China's food safety issue. Starting from last year's toxic dumpling imported from China, Japanese have been thrown into a panic, deeply worrying about Chinese companies and their products. Then followed the toxic infant milk powder, which has further tarnished the image of China.