A recent PEW survey of 17 developed countries showed opinion in the United States (US) was improving, while China was mostly negative.
South Korea has the highest favorable rating in the United States, with 77% of respondents rating it favorable. In Italy, Japan, France, and the UK, nearly two-thirds of respondents gave a positive assessment of the US.
China thinks otherwise, 88% of respondents in Japan have a negative view of China, Sweden 80%, Australia 78%, and South Korea 77%. Singapore was the only country that took part in the survey and made up the majority, with 64% of respondents giving China a positive rating. The survey was conducted from February 1, 2021, to May 26, 2021, and involved 18,850 respondents.
That's how the competition between the United States (US) and China continues to tense, added after the visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last week.
As a result, China's defense ministry has now suspended interstate military negotiations with Washington.
"The current tense situation in the Taiwan Strait is full of provocations created by the United States on its initiative, and the United States must bear full responsibility and serious consequences," Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said Monday, 08 August 2022.
Baselines cannot be broken and communication requires sincerity, he added, as reported by The Guardian.
The United States, including an official from the Pentagon, State Department, and White House, condemned China's move. They call it an overreaction.
Analysts and diplomats say the collapse of relations between China and the US military increases the risk of an unexpected escalation in Taiwan.
A US official noted that Chinese officials did not return calls from senior Pentagon officials amid tensions last week. But they don't see it as something other than a formal break with high-profile figures like US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
