Other institutions have carried out similar research in recent years. According to BBC, polling company Gallup found that China surpassed the US in global approval ratings last year, with the widest gap recorded in China"s favor in 20 years.

　　Sun Xihui, an associate research fellow with the National Institute of International Strategy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Thursday that China has maintained a consistent foreign policy anchored in non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs, openness and win-win collaboration. This policy consistency arguably serves as the fundamental driver behind increasingly global favorability toward China.

　　Some Western media outlets have highlighted the volatility of US policy and its negative impact regarding the declining perceptions of the US and the growing favorability toward China. AP reported that the remarkable shift is driven in part by tensions between the US and its allies, while BBC quoted Chong Ja Ian, a non-resident scholar with Carnegie China, saying that “the volatility of US policy, including the use of force and the resulting economic harm, has put many on edge.”

　　The survey also showed that on foreign policy, respondents in 17 middle-income nations raised more concerns about the US than China. More in those countries see China as “a reliable partner” than the US and say China contributes “a great deal” or a “fair amount” to peace and stability around the world more than the US, per Bloomberg.