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              Poll: Many See China Overtaking US as Top Superpower

   by VOA News

   A new poll by the Pew Research Center says the world increasingly
   believes China will eventually overtake the United States as the
   world's top superpower.
   In just over half of the 39 countries polled, the U.S. is still
   recognized, accurately, as the world's largest economy. But a majority
   of people in 18 of the countries said China will eventually surpass the
   U.S.
   The [1]survey released Thursday suggests the U.S. continues to enjoy a
   more favorable global image than China. It put the U.S. favorability
   rating at 63 percent, compared with 50 percent for China.
   Favorability ratings varied widely according to region. The survey
   found that China's image is poor among its immediate neighbors. It said
   the United States' image is the most negative in Muslim-majority
   countries.
   However, even those nations with the widest animosity toward the U.S.
   said they believe that it offers more personal freedom for its
   citizens. A median of 70 percent told Pew that the U.S. respects
   individual freedoms, while only 36 percent said the same of China.
   The report also suggests that American and Chinese citizens are
   becoming more suspicious of each other. Just 37 percent of Americans
   expressed a positive view of China, down from 51 percent two years ago.
   In China, 40 percent had a favorable impression of the U.S., down from
   58 percent in 2010.
   The survey by Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project is the
   U.S.-based organization's largest since 2007. It was conducted before
   ex-U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden leaked a series of
   classified documents revealing several domestic and international
   surveillance programs that have generated controversy in the U.S. and
   many countries around the world.
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References

   1. http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/07/18/americas-global-image-remains-more-positive-than-chinas/
   2. http://www.voanews.com/content/poll-many-see-china-overtaking-us-as-top-superpower/1704167.html