Considering the long history between the U.S. and Chinese governments along with the controversial foreign and domestic policy that has surfaced from the Trump administration in the last year, I’m certain the people of China have their own impressions on the United States government and on the Americans themselves. I set out to the streets of Beijing, China to find out what commonalities in opinion, if any, were held by citizens with various backgrounds, ages, and genders. After engaging these citizens in a stimulating interview, I realized that the factors that contributed to the varying point-of-views was either how much experience the individual had with Americans, how aware the individual was with U.S. related news, as well as how invested the individual was with matters that relates to the U.S.
The general attitude of the interviewees towards the U.S. was a favorable one. Although they believed that some of the president’s foreign policies were “outlandish,” they still hold most Americans, at least the Americans the interviewees have come into contact with, in high regard, because those Americans have shown a great respect for the country and customs. They also find the large cultural difference between Chinese and American natives to be especially interesting. It seems that most of the Chinese might not prematurely link the United States’ policies with the personalities of Americans.