1. 1 Asian Attitudes and the United States Bruce Stokes, National Journal & Pew Global Attitudes Project U.S. Asia Pacific Council April 11, 2008

2. 2 Over 45,000 interviews including… Countries in brown were disproportionately urban samples. Pakistan2,008 Bangladesh1,000 Indonesia1,008 Malaysia700 China3,142 India2,043 Japan762 South Korea718

3. 3 U.S. Favorability Ratings Africa Latin America East Europe Asia West Europe Middle East 74 55 48 44 43 21 Median

4. 4 How Asian Publics View the U.S. Percent favorable 2000*200220032004200520062007 %%%% Pakistan23101321232715 Bangladesh--45--------53 Indonesia756115--383029 Malaysia------------27 China--------424734 India--66----715659 Japan7772------6361 S. Korea585246------58 * 2000 trends provided by the Office of Research, U.S. Department of State. Some data from 1999.

5. 5 How Asian Publics View Americans Percent favorable 2002 20032004200520062007 % % % % % % Pakistan 17 38 25 22 27 19 Bangladesh -- -- -- --48 51 Indonesia 65 56 -- 4636 42 Malaysia -- -- -- ---- 40 China -- -- -- 4350 40 India 72 -- -- 7067 58 Japan 73 -- -- --82 75 S. Korea 60 74 -- --70 --

6. 6 How Asian Publics See George Bush Percent favorable 20032004200520062007 % % % % % Pakistan 5 21 10 9 7 Bangladesh -- -- -- -- 29 Indonesia 8 -- 19 20 14 Malaysia -- -- -- -- 27 China -- -- -- 34 31 India -- -- 54 56 50 Japan -- -- -- 32 35 S. Korea 36 -- -- -- 22

7. 7 How Asian Young People View U.S. Percent favorable 18-2930-4950+ % % % Pakistan 16 16 13 Bangladesh 58 51 49 Indonesia 35 26 26 Malaysia 29 26 25 China 43 35 30 India 65 56 56 Japan 59 60 62 S. Korea 57 57 61

8. 8 Its Hollywood! Percent favorable for U.S. music, movies and TV 18-2930-4950+ % % % Pakistan 4 4 2 Bangladesh 19 12 7 Indonesia 63 49 29 Malaysia 73 51 33 China 56 45 29 India 28 21 18 Japan 81 78 59 S. Korea 65 52 27

9. 9 Views of American Exports Admire U.S. science & technology % Western Europe72 Eastern Europe57 Latin America71 Asia81 Middle East69 Africa88 Like U.S. music, TV & movies % 66 55 53 46 41 59 Good that U.S. ideas & customs are spreading here % 20 22 23 27 12 45 Regional medians.

10. 10 Views of U.S. Democracy, Business Admire U.S. ideas about democracy % Pakistan 6 Bangladesh37 Indonesia 28 Malaysia29 China 48 India41 Japan57 South Korea59 Admire U.S. ways of doing business % 16 46 42 53 49 51 40 61

11. 11 Views of U.S. Ideas and Customs Pakistan Bangladesh Indonesia Malaysia China India Japan South Korea Good U.S. customs, ideas here % 4 25 11 16 38 29 42 38

12. 12 Perceptions of U.S. Unilateralism

13. 13 Allies and Threats ClosestBiggest ally%threat% PakistanS. Arabia60U.S.64 BangladeshIndia54U.S.72 IndonesiaJapan41U.S.63 MalaysiaChina39U.S.46 ChinaRussia46U.S.66 IndiaU.S.46Pakistan75 JapanU.S.74N. Korea66 S. KoreaU.S.75Japan70 % naming as one of the top three allies/threats.

14. 14 Views of U.S. Policies Oppose U.S. Remove troops from… war on terrorIraqAfghanistan %% Pakistan597675 Bangladesh689289 Indonesia568480 Malaysia687674 China558180 India425649 Japan476047 S. Korea866660