More people around world like China, survey finds

More people from around the world now have a positive opinion about China, although China's Asian neighbors view the United States more favorably, a survey has found.

A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in the US polled 45,435 respondents in 40 countries. The survey found that a median of 55 percent across those nations have a favorable opinion of China.

"Ratings for China have risen slightly across the 35 countries surveyed in both 2014 and 2015. A median of 49 percent had a positive view of China across these countries in 2014, but in 2015, it is 54 percent" in those 35 countries, it said.