Chinaโs standing rises across Latin America as US reputation plummets
Faced with Donald Trumpโs aggressive and erratic policies during his second term in the White House, his southern neighbors are increasingly looking more favorably toward China, the United Statesโ main strategic rival. The Asian giant is the only major power gaining prestige among Latin Americans, according to a survey conducted by the German Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Foundation, the magazine Nueva Sociedad, and the Diรกlogo y Paz group, released this week. China is gaining new supporters in the region (up by 6 points) while the positive image of the U.S. is plummeting (a 17-point drop) and that of Europe is declining, dragged down by Germany and France. Twelve thousand people in 10 countries participated in the survey.

ยฉ Evelyn Hockstein (REUTERS)