U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping met this week over international security issues. While they report slow progress over major disagreements, what do average citizens in those countries think about each other? A study by the Pew Research Center offers some answers. Only 38 percent of Americans said they have a positive view of China, according to a 2015 Pew survey. And in China, only 44 percent of people surveyed gave the United States a positive rating. Americans expressed concern about the large amount of U.S. debt held by China and the loss of jobs to China. Last year, the U.S. Treasury Department said China held $1.2 trillion in U.S. government debts. People polled in China said they believe the United States is trying to prevent China from becoming as powerful as the U.S. The views reflect some of the tensions between the nations’ leaders. The United States has opposed China’s construction of artificial islands and military facilities along the disputed South China Sea.
Title: How Do Americans, Chinese See the Other?
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data-end-time='23896'>A study by the Pew Research Center offers some answers.</span> <span data-start-time='23896' data-end-time='33521'>Only 38 percent of Americans said they have a positive view of China, according to a 2015 Pew survey.</span> <span data-start-time='33521' data-end-time='41667'>And in China, only 44 percent of people surveyed gave the United States a positive rating.</span> <span data-start-time='41667' data-end-time='50792'>Americans expressed concern about the large amount of U.S. debt held by China and the loss of jobs to China. </span> <span data-start-time='50792' data-end-time='59500'>Last year, the U.S. Treasury Department said China held $1.2 trillion in U.S. government debts.</span> <span data-start-time='59500' data-end-time='69667'>People polled in China said they believe the United States is trying to prevent China from becoming as powerful as the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='69667' data-end-time='74833'>The views reflect some of the tensions 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