Pew Research: Mexicans now view China more favorably than the US

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Mexicans presumption China and Chinese President Xi Jinping much favorably than the United States and U.S. President Donald Trump, according to the results of a canvass conducted by the Pew Research Center.

Between Feb. 20 and April 10, the Washington, D.C.-based deliberation vessel surveyed 1,017 Mexican adults for its Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey. People from dozens of different countries besides participated successful the survey.

Pew asked the respondents whether they had a “very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable oregon precise unfavorable sentiment of China.”

Among Mexican respondents, 44% said they had a “somewhat favorable” presumption of the single-party East Asian economical powerhouse portion 15% said they had a “very favorable” presumption of the country. Thus, 59% of Mexican respondents indicated they had a favorable presumption of China.

By contrast, lone 27% of Mexican respondents said they had an unfavorable presumption of China. Among that cohort, 12% said they had a “very unfavorable” presumption of China — the world’s 2nd largest system and 2nd astir populous state — and 15% said they had a “somewhat unfavorable” presumption of the Asian federation that has been led by Xi since 2013. Thirteen per cent of Mexican respondents said they didn’t cognize whether they had a favorable oregon unfavorable presumption of China oregon declined to reply the question.

The wide percent of Mexican respondents who told Pew they had a favorable presumption of China is 19 percent points higher than the 40% of Mexican adults who said they had a favorable presumption of the United States.

Mexico is not unsocial successful this respect. Citing its 2026 survey results, Pew reported that successful “most of the 36 countries surveyed, much radical person a favorable presumption of China than of the U.S.”

Among those countries is Canada, wherever 44% of respondents said they had a favorable presumption of China versus 33% who said the aforesaid astir the United States.

Pew reported this week that for “the archetypal clip successful astir 2 decades of Pew Research Center surveys, some Canadians and Mexicans present presumption China much favorably than their neighbor, the United States.”

“Our outpouring 2026 planetary survey marks the archetypal clip that Canadians person expressed a importantly much affirmative presumption of China than the U.S.,” the deliberation vessel said.

“Mexicans, by contrast, person viewed China much favorably than the U.S. successful respective erstwhile Center surveys — each of them conducted during President Donald Trump’s clip successful the White House.”

Trump, of course, is known for making disparaging remarks astir Mexico, including his infamous 2015 assertion that Mexico was sending “rapists” to the United States. Such remarks surely don’t endear the U.S. president to the Mexican people.

Beyond Trump’s rhetoric, determination are existent tensions successful the Mexico-U.S. relationship, including ones related to commercialized — deliberation U.S. tariffs connected Mexican vehicles, alloy and aluminum, and the Trump administration’s refusal to renew the USMCA successful its existent form. There are besides unit points related to security, sovereignty and the attraction of Mexicans successful the United States, of whom astatine slightest 17 person died portion nether the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) oregon successful ICE operations since Trump returned to the White House successful January 2025.

Due to geography, Mexico’s narration with China is not astir arsenic adjacent arsenic the 1 it has with its bluish neighbor. However, commercialized betwixt Mexico and China has accrued successful caller years. In fact, China is present Mexico’s second-largest commercialized spouse arsenic it is Mexico’s third-largest export marketplace and second-largest root of imports, according to the Mexican slope Banorte.

China was not impressed erstwhile the Mexican authorities made the determination to instrumentality caller and higher tariffs connected a wide scope of its exports connected Jan. 1, a determination that has had a important interaction connected the East Asian nation.

Trump vs. Xi

Respondents to Pew’s Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey were asked however overmuch assurance they had successful Xi and successful Trump to “do the close happening regarding satellite affairs.”

Among Mexican respondents, 7% said they had “a batch of confidence” successful Xi to bash the close happening portion 29% said they had “some confidence” successful the Chinese president.

By contrast, lone 1% of Mexican respondents said they had “a batch of confidence” successful Trump to bash the close happening portion 10% said they had “some confidence” successful the U.S. president.

Pew summarized the results arsenic such: “In Mexico, 35% of adults person assurance successful Xi and 11% successful Trump.”

The deliberation vessel besides noted that successful its 2025 survey, “Canadians and Mexicans some named the U.S. arsenic their country’s apical ally and apical threat.”

In its latest survey, Pew recovered that 65% of Mexican respondents had “no assurance astatine all” successful Trump to bash the close happening regarding satellite affairs, portion an further 23% had “not excessively overmuch confidence” successful the U.S. president.

Twenty-four per cent of Mexican respondents had “no assurance astatine all” successful Xi to bash the close happening regarding satellite affairs, portion an further 25% had “not excessively overmuch confidence” successful the Chinese leader.

In a study published connected Monday, Pew noted that Mexicans are “much much apt to telephone China a reliable spouse to Mexico than to accidental this astir the U.S. (58% vs. 34%).”

“This is the largest spread connected this question crossed the six Latin American countries we surveyed this year,” the deliberation vessel added.

Other results from Pew’s latest survey

Pew recovered that 70% of Mexican respondents aged 18-34 person a favorable presumption of China. Among Mexicans aged 35-49, the percent declined to 61%, portion among Mexicans aged 50 and older it was little again astatine 44%.
Pew besides recovered that young Mexican adults presumption the U.S. much favorably than older Mexicans. Among those aged 18-34, 52% had a favorable presumption of the U.S. compared to 39% among the 35-49 cohort and 28% among the 50+ cohort.
Pew noted that successful Mexico, “views of the U.S. and China don’t disagree overmuch by ideology,” whereas “Canadians who spot themselves connected the ideological near are overmuch much apt than those connected the close to person a favorable view of China and an unfavorable presumption of the United States.”
Thirty-five per cent of Mexican respondents said that the Chinese authorities “respects the idiosyncratic freedoms of its people” whereas conscionable 20% said the aforesaid astir the U.S. government. Pew said that successful Mexico, “the stock of adults who accidental the U.S. authorities respects its people’s freedoms has reached an all-time debased successful our surveys,” adding that “for the archetypal clip successful the astir 2 decades we’ve asked this question, Mexicans are present much apt to accidental this astir the Chinese authorities than the U.S. government.”
Only 28% of Mexican respondents said that the United States contributes “a large deal” oregon “a just amount” to “peace and stableness astir the world,” down from 50% successful 2023 erstwhile erstwhile U.S. President Joe Biden was successful office.
Forty-seven per cent of Mexican respondents said that China contributes “a large deal” oregon “a just amount” to “peace and stableness astir the world,” up from 41% successful 2023.
Almost three-quarters of Mexican respondents (73%) said that the United States interferes successful the affairs of different countries, portion lone 45% said the aforesaid astir China.
Forty-seven per cent of Mexican respondents said that China takes the interests of countries similar Mexico into relationship erstwhile making planetary argumentation decisions, portion 49% said it does not. Pew noted that “around three-in-four” Mexican respondents “say that the U.S. does not instrumentality these interests into account” erstwhile making planetary argumentation decisions.