BEIJING: Over 80 percent of French respondents to a new poll believe China is a great and influential country, and 70.3 percent regard China as a successful country.
The survey of 1,513 French respondents was conducted by China Media Group, CGTN and Renmin University of China through the New Era International Communication Research Institute ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s scheduled state visit to France.
The French respondents to the survey praised the achievements of China’s high-quality economic development and high-level opening up.
A total of 91.5 percent of respondents said they appreciate China’s strong economic strength, including 95.9 percent of those aged 18 to 24 and 97.2 percent of those with high incomes.
In addition, 89.8 percent of respondents said they believe China’s economy is growing fast, and 72.7 percent agreed that the China has made an outstanding contribution to the world economy. Some 88.8 percent said China is strong in science and technology, a view which 89.3 percent and 89.4 percent of those aged 45 to 54 and over 55, respectively, agreed with.
A further 76.8 percent of respondents recognized China’s efforts in scientific and technological innovation in recent years. Some 71.4 percent of them said China’s rapid rise in science and technology has injected new impetus into global innovation in science and technology.In the 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, trade between the two countries has increased by more than 800 times.
France is now China’s third-largest trading partner and third-largest source of actual investment in the European Union, and China is France’s top trading partner in Asia and seventh-largest in the world. Furthermore, France will be the guest of honor at this year’s China International Fair for Trade in Services and the Seventh China International Import Expo. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
