A recent Pew Research Center survey shows views of China are improving in many countries. But what shapes those views? We hit the streets of Beijing to ask those who came to see for themselves. What surprised them? What matched their expectations? And how different is the real China from what they see in the media? 

Contributed by the School of Journalism and Communication, Sun Yat-sen University

Videographer: Wen Zhanbo

Video editor: Ruan Yuntian

Scriptwriter: Du Xinyi, Ruan Yuntian, Wen Zhanbo, & Zeng Wenting

Supervisor: Liu Songjie & Hu Jing