Although bilateral ties between Beijing and Tokyo are on the mend, a new survey has found that a record high 85 percent of Japanese have unfavorable views of China ¡ª a stunning contrast with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s talk of creating a ¡°new era¡± of friendship with Japan¡¯s top Asian rival.
According to the Pew Research Center¡¯s latest Global Attitudes survey, released late Monday, Japan was the most negative toward China among the 32 countries polled.
But it wasn¡¯t alone among its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region.
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