▁only ▁ 2 8 % ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁It ali ans ▁and ▁ 3 7 % ▁of ▁Americans ▁viewed ▁China ▁favor ably ▁while ▁in ▁Japan , ▁just ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁respond ents ▁had ▁a ▁favor able ▁opinion ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁But ▁in ▁just ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 ▁nations ▁survey ed ▁was ▁China ▁actually ▁viewed ▁unf avor ably ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁half ▁of ▁those ▁survey ed . ▁Japan ▁was ▁pol led ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁most ▁anti - Ch ina ▁sentiment , ▁where ▁ 9 3 % ▁see ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁in ▁a ▁negative ▁light , ▁including ▁ 4 8 % ▁of ▁Japanese ▁who ▁have ▁a ▁very ▁unf avor able ▁view ▁of ▁China . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁major ities ▁in ▁Germany ▁( 6 4 % ), ▁Italy ▁( 6 2 %) ▁and ▁Israel ▁( 6 0 %) ▁who ▁held ▁negative ▁views ▁of ▁China . ▁The ▁rise ▁in ▁anti - Ch ina ▁sentiment ▁in ▁Germany ▁was ▁particularly ▁striking : ▁ ▁from ▁ 3 3 % ▁dis f avor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 6 4 % ▁under ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁survey , ▁with ▁such ▁views ▁existing ▁despite ▁Germany ' s ▁success ▁export ing ▁to ▁China . ▁ ▁Despite ▁China ' s ▁general ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁young , ▁half ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁those ▁people ▁survey ed ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁ 3 8 ▁nations ▁felt ▁that ▁China ▁acted ▁un il ater ally ▁in ▁international ▁affairs , ▁not ably ▁increasing ▁t ensions