China surpassed the United States in global approval ratings in 2025, with a median of 36% approving of China’s leadership, compared with 31% for the U.S. China’s five-percentage-point advantage over the U.S. is the widest Gallup has recorded in China’s favor in nearly 20 years.



China didn’t surpass the USA, the USA slunk behind China. They didn’t get better, but we got a lot worse ✨
Their score went up 4 points, and they’re almost even rated now with their disapproval rating. So yeah they are doing great PR.
no surprise, tiktok did wonders