Post-COVID, more in West see China as major power: study

The coronavirus pandemic has led a growing number of Westerners to see China as a top power, with the lead of the United States slipping, a study said Tuesday. A survey of French, German and US opinion released by the German Marshall Fund of the United States found significant increases in perceptions of Chinese influence since the outbreak of COVID-19ࢀ"in which Beijing has alternately been portrayed as a culprit and an aid provider. The proportion of people who said China was the most influential global player shot up from 13 to 28 percent in France between surveys in January to…