Poll: China viewed more favorable and powerful

WASHINGTON DC: A new poll shows China is viewed more favorably and as increasingly more powerful by people in the United States while they view their own country as becoming less important.

The survey, released Thursday by the Pew Center, was conducted among 2,000 members of the general public and 642 members of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) from late October to early November.

While results show a broad recognition of China's growing power, the general public takes a less benign view of China's rise compared to CFR members.