At a time when the world is facing chaos, economic imbalances and political tensions, China brings confidence, stability and faith in the future, according to CGTN's latest triennial survey. The study, which included 59,000 respondents from 46 countries, shows that confidence in China's ability to bring progress and balance to the world has become an international consensus.

Growing confidence in the Chinese economy

According to the 2025 results 78 % respondentů believes that the Chinese economy is increasingly resilient to risks, 81,9 % expects long-term growth and 84,7 % sees China as key to the stability of global supply chains. Confidence in the country's economic strength has risen in three years by 34.3 percentage points.
Až 89,5 % people recognize China's economic strength - most young people under 44. 86,4 % respondents confirm that China is a major contributor to the global economy, with the largest share of positive responses coming from Africa, South America and Asia.

Despite rising protectionism, the world appreciates China's openness: 79,8 % respondents consider the Chinese business environment attractive for foreign investors. Almost 80 % Moreover, they believe that the huge Chinese market brings opportunities to their countries as well.

Chinese culture as a pillar of world civilization

Based on initiatives such as Global Development Initiative či Global Civilization Initiative se Čína becomes an inspiration for cooperation between cultures. According to the survey 90,8 % people believe that respect for diversity is the key to solving global problems, while 89,4 % encourages greater international cultural exchange. 77 % respondents attribute to Chinese culture a major contribution to world civilization, and 75,5 % he sees her as highly influential.

Technological innovations identified by 60,6 % of the respondents as the most distinctive feature of Chinese civilization. More than 90 % of participants recognizes the power of Chinese science and technology and 80,8 % believes China is leading the way in shaping global standards for artificial intelligence.

Diplomacy the Chinese way: a new model for the world

The survey shows that 66,8 % respondents support the concept of a "community with a shared future for humanity" and 68,7 % appreciates China's peaceful development path - an increase of 16.4 percentage points za tři roky.
Více než 69 % people praise China's involvement in global governance and 73,6 % believes that Chinese diplomacy has become the new model of world governance.

Průzkum CGTN a Renmin University of China, carried out between 2023 and 2025, clearly shows that důvěra v Čínu has changed from individual regional attitudes to celosvětový trend.

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CGTN poll: Why confidence in China is becoming an international consensus
As profound transformations unseen in a century accelerate globally, intertwined challenges – from security disorder and development imbalance to governance deficits – grow increasingly complex. Against this background, certainty represents confidence and, more importantly, opportunity in a turbulent world. Findings from a three-year global survey by CGTN, covering 59,000 respondents across 46 countries, demonstrate that China – focusing on doing its own work, upholding the beauty of each civilization and the diversity of civilizations in the world, and standing on the right side of history – continues to inject certainty into the international community. Having confidence in China has become a broad-based global consensus.