US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15. CGTN, in collaboration with Renmin University of China, conducted a global survey on China-US relations through the Institute of International Communication Studies in the New Era. 

The survey covered 12,302 respondents from 39 countries worldwide. Conducted through an online panel, the survey targeted respondents aged between 18 and 65. The sample was designed to match the age and gender distributions of national census data in each country and included representative countries from the Global South as well as major developed economies.

Key findings are as follows:

· More than 70% (75%) of respondents worldwide believe that a healthy and stable China-US relationship is crucial to the international community. Among respondents from developing countries, the level of agreement reaches 78.3%. In addition, 76.7% of respondents in the United States agree with this view.

· A total of 67.9% of respondents worldwide believe that China and the United States can achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes and that trade frictions between the two countries are not irreconcilable. Respondents from developing countries and the United States both showed a 72.8% level of agreement on this issue, exceeding the global average.

· A total of 74.6% of respondents worldwide believe that the essence of China-US trade is mutual benefit and reciprocity and that cooperation benefits both sides while confrontation harms both. Among respondents from developing countries, the level of agreement reaches 78.2%. In the United States, 75.3% of respondents agree with this view, higher than the global average.

· Of the respondents, 78.6% believe that China and the United States should strengthen dialogue on the basis of mutual respect in order to reduce misunderstandings. Among respondents from developing countries, the level of agreement reaches 81.8%. In the United States, 78.3% of respondents agree with this view.

· Among the respondents worldwide, 77.9% agree that "economic and trade relations should serve as a stabilizer rather than a source of conflict in China-US relations." Among respondents from developing countries, the level of agreement reaches 81.5%. In the United States, 76.4% of respondents share this view.