Part 5: China's Image in Culture, Science and Technology

The Confucius Institutes and China cultural centers enjoy a high reputation despite low public awareness. Among the 960 overseas respondents (24% of all respondents) who were aware of the Confucius Institutes, 57% said that they approved of the establishment of the Confucius Institutes and China cultural centers in their countries. Those in Brazil, India and Russia made the most positive comments, while those in Japan, South Africa and the UK gave the lowest ratings.

Overseas people think China has a strong scientific and technological innovation capacity.

On average, 64% of the overseas interviewees gave positive evaluations of China's scientific and technological innovation capacity. The evaluations in the developing countries of Russia, Brazil, India and South Africa were the highest. Among the eight countries, the respondents of Japan gave the lowest appraisal of China's scientific and technological innovation capacity, with only 16% respondents holding a positive attitude.