Globally, China led the U.S. in 2025 leadership approval (36% vs. 31%), one of the widest gaps in 20 years, while U.S. disapproval hit a record high of 48%.

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.

  • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.ukEnglish
    7·
    22 hours ago

    The thing with people like you is you cannot accept that both sides can be bad.

    I’ll reiterate America are fucked. Them being fucked doesnt make china/iran/Russia the good guys.

    • commiehimbo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      21 hours ago

      The thing with people like you is you’re informed solely by Western imperial war propaganda, which has whole agencies devoted to smearing those who pose a threat to US hegemony. The reality is this is a world made up of sovereign nations who have been largely threatened, sanctioned, and attacked by the US empire since its inception, especially those who are communist or who have been communist in the past.

      • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.ukEnglish
        7·
        21 hours ago

        So you’re denying the Iranians have killed thousands of their own people? Even though they’ve admitted it.

        You’re denying they’re an authoritarian theocracy that trampled on the rights of women. Even though they admit it.

        Your whole shtick is “I know the Iranian government is terrible, but I’m incapable of admitting it and instead I’ll just try and make excuses”.

        I’m bored of you, and stop following me around like some weird fucking stalker.

        • Mangoholic@lemmy.mlEnglish
          3·
          7 hours ago

          As if the US doesn’t kill millions of its own people and abroad. The latest example being the foodaid and health insurance cuts among others. Iran bombings killed already more than they supposedly killed themselves. So this free the woman of iran propaganda is already more like, you will all be free in death. Not to forget Iran only has this regime because of prior US intervention, killing their democratic leader.

        • commiehimbo@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          19 hours ago

          😂 Dude I literally just commented on two of your comments in the same thread. That makes me a stalker? And you have proven my point. You are choosing to believe and regurgitate CIA propaganda that has manufactured consent for these war crimes.

          Iran is not an authoritarian theocracy that tramples on the rights of women. You know who is? Saudi Arabia, a US ally (and vassal state), where women can’t vote or drive cars. You don’t see us bombing and regime changing them. You know why? Because they do what the US says and we profit off of their oil. Iranian women can vote and Iran has a much higher percentage of women in higher education/who have graduated with PhDs than the US. Iran even has a hugely larger literacy rate among its population than the US.

          The official death toll from the supposed tens of thousands of “peaceful protesters” killed by the Iranian government is reported as around 3,500. Israel even admitted that these were largely Kurdish separatists and other violent pro-West agitators in Iran that were being incited, armed, and organized by the CIA and the Mossad (who infiltrated and operated with the help of smuggled Starlink terminals–the only reason the riots ended was because Iran blacked out their internet to stop CIA/Mossad communications with their organizers outside Iran). These rioters were fucking burning down schools and mosques. Conveniently, these incited riots happened right before USreal started committing war crimes against Iran, and the whole of Western mainstream media ran with it, some saying 7,000 “peaceful protesters” killed, some saying 10,000, some saying 30,000, some even saying 80,000. These claims were in the service of manufacturing consent among the public of Western nations to tolerate and/or support these aggressions against the sovereign nation of Iran.

          This is all besides the point, though. Regardless of what happens in other countries or whether or not their governments are oppressive or “democratic” or WHATEVER, IT IS WRONG FOR THE US OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO INTERFERE IN THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO DEPOSE THEIR LEADERS AND STEAL THEIR RESOURCES. PERIOD.

          • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            10 hours ago

            Regardless of what happens in other countries or whether or not their governments are oppressive or “democratic” or WHATEVER, IT IS WRONG FOR THE US OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO INTERFERE IN THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO DEPOSE THEIR LEADERS AND STEAL THEIR RESOURCES. PERIOD.

            who said it is not wrong?

            violent pro-West agitators in Iran that were being incited, armed, and organized by the CIA and the Mossad (who infiltrated and operated with the help of smuggled Starlink terminals–the only reason the riots ended was because Iran blacked out their internet to stop CIA/Mossad communications with their organizers outside Iran)

            I have a hard time believing riots stopped because internet was cut out. people won’t just forget their motives when there’s no internet, like some remote controlled robot becoming completely inactive.