China's role seen in more positive light

BEIJING - A growing number of people around the world think that China has a positive international influence, according to a BBC World Service poll on Monday.

The poll indicated that Germany is the most popular country in the world, followed by the United Kingdom, while the United States and China ranked seventh and eighth respectively.

China is now regarded as a positive influence by 44 percent of interviewees, compared with 41 percent in 2010 and 39 percent in 2009, according to the poll.