Negative views of China are on the rise. Especially in India, but other emerging economies too

The tensions between India and China — which have particularly heightened since a standoff between troops of the two countries in May 2020 — have had a serious impact on the attitudes of Indians towards Beijing. Indeed, an analysis of data from Washington-based think-tank Pew Research Center shows a marked 21 percent decline in Indians' favourable views towards China from 2019 to 2023. India also reacted strongly to a map released by China on 28 August, which reiterated its claims to Indian territories such as Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin. The Ministry of External Affairs said such moves serve only…