Survey： Biden failed to reverse the downward trend of the US image after taking office, and China’s reputation improved.

　　BEIJING, June 8 (Xinhua)-A poll of 11 countries in Europe and the United States released on June 7 shows that the reputation of the United States as a global leader has been damaged by the French and German people due to the response to the COVID-19 epidemic, and US President Biden has not been able to restore the position of the United States before the epidemic.

　　On the eve of US President Biden’s visit to Europe, the survey conducted by German Marshall Foundation and Bertelsmann Foundation, a western think tank, shows that although the United States is still regarded as the most influential country in the world as a whole, its status has not recovered from the heavy losses in the early stage of the epidemic.

　　The COVID-19 epidemic has killed nearly 600,000 people in the United States. According to an American research report on March 26th, former US President Trump could have reduced the number of deaths in COVID-19 by 400,000 if more effective strategies were adopted.

　　According to the survey report released on the 7th, only 56% of the French and 55% of the Germans think that the United States is the most influential country, which is almost consistent with the survey results in 2020, when France was 55% and Germany was 54%. These data are all about 10 percentage points lower than those before the epidemic in COVID-19.

　　Reuters said that this shows that the first three months of Biden’s administration did not change the French and Germans’ views on the global influence of the United States.

　　The survey found that, in contrast, the Americans themselves have the strongest perception of American influence overseas, up to 81%. In the United States, the influence of the United States abroad has increased.

　　Washington post reported on the 7th that Martin Quinces, deputy director of the German Marshall Foundation’s Paris office, said that the survey results showed that "Biden effect did not happen" and people thought that "the decline of American influence today is still the same as when Trump was in power".

　　On the other hand, the survey also found that 22% of German respondents believe that China is the "most influential country", an increase of 2 percentage points over 2020. In addition, 28% of the French, 27% of the Dutch and 32% of the Italians ranked China as the most influential participant in the world. According to the interpretation of the report, "China has consolidated its position as the second most influential country in the world and maintained its upward trend after the epidemic".

　　The survey also found that westerners between the ages of 18 and 24 have a more positive attitude towards China than their elders, and the younger generation does not recognize the influence of the United States as their elders do.

　　The survey also shows that although most Americans regard the EU as a reliable partner, only 51% of Germans regard the United States as a reliable partner, while 60%, 67% and 76% of people in France, Britain and Poland think so respectively. In addition, less than 25% of Turks trust the United States.

　　Reuters pointed out that Biden will make his first trip to Europe this week, attending the G-7, NATO and EU summits. Former US President Trump withdrew from international agreements during his term of office and sharply criticized NATO, which weakened Europe’s trust in Washington. Biden now faces the challenge of repairing transatlantic relations destroyed by Trump.

　　The New York Times pointed out on the 6th that Biden’s trip to Europe will show America’s "renewed commitment" to its European allies, but "not unconditional love, but friends with interests". There are a series of cracks and differences between Europe and America, which may not heal soon.

　　The survey was conducted through the Internet from March 29th to April 13th, and 1000 adults from 11 countries including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Britain and the United States were sampled.