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Chinese urban youth lose French passion: Poll
By Li Xiang (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-06-20 09:32 Young Chinese no longer hold a romantic view of France but they are still confident of future Sino-French relations, a recent survey has found. The survey, which polled 4,303 Chinese aged between 18 and 29 in 10 major cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, found that 60 percent of the urbanites remained neutral or had a negative perception of the current state of Sino-French relations. The poll, conducted by the Horizon Research Consultancy Group and the center for European studies of Fudan University in April and May, was one of the latest efforts to assess the attitude of young Chinese toward France following disruptions of the Beijing Olympic torch relay in Paris by Tibetan separatists. The recent survey showed that more than 60 percent of those polled harbored negative feelings toward the European country, which was ranked the fourth-most friendly country to China just four years ago. Among those surveyed, college students were found to hold the most negative view of current bilateral relations. At the same time, the survey found that most Chinese youths still acknowledge the importance of the Sino-French strategic partnership. |
