The Committee of 100, a national, non-partisan organization composed of prominent American
citizens of Chinese descent, has announced the preliminary results of the first of a two-phase
study on American Attitudes toward China, conducted by Zogby International.
The key findings of the survey are that American attitudes towards China have improved
significantly over the last 10 years (from 46% to 59%); and that Americans do see China as a
serious, current economic threat and a potential military threat. Human rights and global
environmental concerns were also noted by a significant number of those polled.
In 1994 The Committee of 100 commissioned Wirthlin Worldwide to conduct a survey on its behalf, entitled "A National Study of Attitudes Toward the People's Republic of China," in which the attitudes of four demographic groups were polled. These four groups included Members of the U.S. Congress, business executives who conduct business with China, Chinese Americans, and the general public. Almost all those polled considered improving U.S.-China relations to be important to them personally. Now, a decade later, The Committee of 100 is pleased to be able to compare results from the 1994 Wirthlin study with those of the 2004/2005 Zogby International study to gauge changes in American attitudes toward China.
For more information, log in the Committee's web site, http://www.committee100.org.