China a Better Influence in Latin America than US: Poll
China was rated positively by 65% of respondents, while 57% viewed the United States positively, in a survey of 19,200 people.
- On Friday, the 2026 Latinobarometro survey showed that citizens in 17 Latin American countries now view China as a more positive influence than the United States, with 65% of respondents favoring China compared to 57% for the U.S.
- Growing disaffection toward the United States follows President Trump's assertion of hegemony via the "Donroe Doctrine," a term blending his name with that of James Monroe, who declared the region an exclusive sphere of influence two centuries ago.
- The United States remains more popular as a country with 63% holding favorable views, compared to 58% for China, though U.S. favorability has declined significantly from 73% two years ago.
- Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic remain the only nations where U.S. influence is deemed more positive than China's, while a majority in all countries except Argentina approved of the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
- Based on 19,200 face-to-face interviews conducted between May 7 and June 17, the report concluded that "China has more influence in Latin America than the United States," marking a significant shift in regional sentiment.
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BOGOTA, Oct 3 — China’s influence in Latin America is now viewed more positively than that of the United States, a major poll conducted in 17 Latin American countries showed...
A new survey of 17 countries in Latin America showed a change in public opinion's view of China's and the United States' influence in the region, with Chinese influence positively assessed by 65% of respondents, compared with 57% of American influence.
Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic are the only two countries in the region where the influence of the United States is greater than that of China, according to study.
For the first time, Latin America considers China's influence in the region more positive than that of the United States, according to the Latin barometer 2026 research released on Friday (2). The share of Latin Americans that positively evaluates China's influence went from 48%, in 2020, to 65% this year. In the same period, the positive assessment of the influence of the United States fell from 60% to 57%. Nevertheless, the United States conti…
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