Dhaka, May 27 -- Global perceptions of America as a democratic country have deteriorated across the world over the past year and are now worse than views on China in the same respect, according to an annual study of perceptions of democracy published in the first week of May this year. The survey did not go into details on the criteria used, but the Alliance of Democracies Foundation (ADF) which commissioned it said its aim was to defend and promote democratic values. When asked why perceptions of America as a democratic country had slipped, the Alliance founder and former NATO secretary general, Anders Rasmussen mentioned the trade war, mistreatment of Ukraine president Zelensky during his visit to White House and letting down allies on ...