China leads the world in optimism 中国领衔“全球乐观国家”
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Most people around the world — at least in 26 countries surveyed by Ipsos — feel that their country is heading in the wrong direction. That's not the case in China, where 87% feel the country is on the rise.
Why it matters: The U.S. and China are the world's economic giants and, increasingly, rivals for geopolitical power. But while most Americans fear their country has slipped into decline, China is brimming with confidence.
60% in total feel their country is heading in the wrong direction, with just 7 of 26 countries feeling more optimistic than not.
Western Europe is universally pessimistic, while the Asian countries sampled are leading the world in optimism.
North America is split — Canada is among the most optimistic countries, while Mexico is the most pessimistic.
The causes for concern...
Unemployment (36%)
Financial/Political Corruption (34%)
Poverty/Social Inequality (33%)
Crime & Violence (30%)
Healthcare (23%)
U.S. findings...
Between June and July, the right track number in the U.S. dropped by 4%, but it's actually higher than just prior to the presidential election (Oct 2016), when only 37% felt the country was on the right track.
Of the 26 countries, the U.S. was the least concerned about poverty and inequality.
The top concern switched from terrorism to healthcare between 2016 and 2017. Violence/crime was third.
China findings...
China was the only country where moral decline was the top issue. It was followed by the environment (named a top issue in China far more than in any other country) and unemployment.
5% or less of the population was concerned about terrorism or immigration.
This isn't a new phenomenon — China has consistently led the monthly survey in optimism.
One important caveat: The survey was conducted online, and Ipsos points out that for some countries polled — including China as well as Brazil, India, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey — a smaller slice of the population was represented based on the fact that internet penetration is lower.
中国领衔“全球乐观国家”
6日，市场咨询机构益普索发布了7月份的月度调查报告《是什么引起世界的担忧？》。调查显示，60%的样本群体认为他们的国家在错误的发展道路上。40%的被调查人员则对自己的国家保持乐观，这一数据和5月份及6月份相同。而87%的中国人对自己的国家表示乐观，是所有26个调查国家中最高的。
这一现象很值得关注。“因为中美两国都是经济大国，而且日渐成为地缘政治的对手。当大多数美国人担心自己的国家正在走下坡路时，中国人正充满信心。”
此次调查对象为16到64岁的18557名成年人，共涉及26个国家：阿根廷、澳大利亚、比利时、巴西、加拿大、中国、法国、英国、德国、匈牙利、印度、以色列、意大利、日本、墨西哥、秘鲁、波兰、俄罗斯、沙特阿拉伯、塞尔维亚、南非、韩国、西班牙、瑞典、土耳其和美国。其中仅有7个国家——中国、印度、沙特、韩国、俄罗斯、加拿大、塞尔维亚——乐观的被调查者人数超过悲观的。
在所有的调查样本中，失业问题 (36%)、政府腐败 (34%)和贫富差距 (33%)是三个被认为最严重的问题。而这也是从2010年以来长期占据前三的问题。
而在中国受访者看来，最令人担忧的三个问题分别是道德沦丧（47%）、环境破坏（40%）和失业（31%）。有趣的是，道德沦丧并没有出现在其他25个国家的前三位担忧的问题中。
美国方面，最令他们担忧的三个问题分别是医疗、恐怖主义和暴力犯罪。而在去年，在美国最令人担心的问题是恐怖主义。同时，与6月份相比，7月份乐观的人数占43%，下降了4% ，但还是远高于去年选举期间10月份的37%。