The whole image of China has surpassed that of the United States, Russia and India in the public minds of some Arab nations, such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia, since this year the US image has been worsened greatly, according to a poll released by US-based Zogby International on Wednesday.

Zogby International made a public-opinion poll concerning the images of the four nations, involving China, the United States, Russia and India, in the six countries of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Morocco in October this year.

The result shows that those who hold an favorable opinion of China are 70 per cent in Egypt, 68 per cent Jordan, 52 per cent Morocco, 46 per cent Lebanon, and 40 per cent in Saudi Arabia.

The report says that the US image has continued to turn worse due to the Iraqi War, the US attitude towards Arabians and Moslems since the begging of this year. More than 80 per cent of those surveyed in Egypt and Saudi Arabia said that the US image in their minds continued to turn worse. Sixty per cent of those surveyed in Jordan had a negative public image towards the United States. The proportions in Morocco and the United Arab Emirates were 72 and 58 per cent respectively.

A well-known public-opinion polling institution in the world, Zogby International has been tracking public opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Its survey reports have enjoyed a wide and acknowledged international authority.

By People's Daily Online