@article {35477,
	title = {Declining Chinese Attitudes Toward the United States Amid COVID-19},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
	volume = {121},
	year = {2024},
	pages = {e2322920121},
	abstract = {In this paper, we present findings from four separate studies using different data sources and methods to examine Chinese attitudes toward the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The empirical results consistently indicate a marked and significant decline in Chinese attitudes toward the US between late 2019 and the end of 2022. Using a quasi-experimental design and granular survey data that exploit daily variations in public opinion, we offer additional evidence that the decline in Chinese attitudes toward the United States followed a distinct pattern not true for Chinese attitudes toward other countries. Specifically, the rise in Chinese unfavorability toward the United States closely corresponded to the heightened Chinese attention to the pandemic{\textquoteright}s progression in the United States. These results collectively suggest a causal effect of COVID-19, shedding light on how public health crises, international relations, and media jointly shape the increasing enmity between the two great powers.},
	url = {https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2322920121},
	author = {Xie, Yu and Feng Yang and Junming Huang and Yuchen He and Yi Zhou and Yue Qian and Weicheng Cai and Jie Zhou}
}
