Singapore, Dec. 6 -- Global views of China are mixed, with the country's economic rise generally welcomed, although its growing military might be eliciting a tinge of wariness.
In the Asia-Pacific, the perception of China has turned significantly negative in recent years, according to the non-partisan American "fact tank" Pew Research Centre's latest report on global attitudes towards China, based on a survey across 34 countries.
Even investment from China is increasingly seen as a potential liability in the Asia-Pacific, whose people believe it gives Beijing too much influence over their economies. Views of Chinese President Xi Jinping are also largely negative.
Pew's global attitude survey focusing on China's economic growth intervi...