China tops US in survey on leadership

More people in the world approved of China's leadership than US leadership in 2017, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday.

The Gallup World Poll found the median approval of US leadership at 30 percent, trailing 31 percent for China.

The US approval rating hit an all-time low, down by 18 percentage points from the 48 percent during former president Barack Obama's last year in office and four points lower than the previous low of 34 percent during former president George W. Bush's last year in office, Gallup said in a news release on its website.