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Worsening British views of China in 2020: evidence from public opinion, parliament, and the media

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  • Tim Summers

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

  • Hiu Man Chan

    (De Montfort University)

  • Peter Gries

    (The University of Manchester)

  • Richard Turcsanyi

    (Palacky University Olomouc)

Abstract

How did Britons view China in 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic? This paper presents new, detailed evidence of the negative and worsening perceptions of China in the UK across three domains: public opinion (based on survey data collected in autumn 2020), political elites in parliament, and the media. The worsening of perceptions of China emerged in the context of a changing and more contested China policy from the UK government and a greater level of public debate about China, partly a consequence of the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The paper places analysis of these perceptions in the context of the development of relations between the UK and China. Together with deteriorating Chinese views of the UK’s China policy and controversy over a number of developments in China, widespread negative views about China among the British public and in political circles will constrain UK-China relations from developing in a more positive direction.

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  • Tim Summers & Hiu Man Chan & Peter Gries & Richard Turcsanyi, 2022. "Worsening British views of China in 2020: evidence from public opinion, parliament, and the media," Asia Europe Journal, Springer, vol. 20(2), pages 173-194, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:asiaeu:v:20:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1007_s10308-021-00639-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00639-x
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