week 3 - countries views about America.

Germany:German views of US influence have worsened significantly over the last year, with negative attitudes increasing from 65 to 74 percent. Only 16 percent of respondents say they have a mostly positive view of US influence in the world, down from 21 percent. Negative attitudes about the US are also reflected in German views of US handling the war in Iraq, with an overwhelming 88 percent disapproving of the US approach to this issue. Germans also judge the United States harshly on its handling of the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo (89% disapprove), global warming (84% disapprove) and the Israel-Hezbollah war (74% disapprove). Significant majorities disapprove of the approach to Iran's nuclear program (64%), as well as to North Korea's nuclear situation (56%). Nearly three in four Germans (73%) believes the US is a destabilizing force in the Middle East, with just 17 percent saying the US military presence is a stabilizing element.

China: Views of the US in China have improved slightly over the past year, though remain negative. Positive views of US influence in the world have increased from 22 to 28 percent, while the majority having a negative view of US influence has fallen from 62 to 52 percent. However, Chinese attitudes about US foreign policy are largely negative in most areas: an overwhelming 83 percent disapproves of US handling of the war in Iraq, while a two-thirds (66%) disapproves of US actions in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. The Chinese also have 60 percent disapproving of the US on Iran's nuclear program and 56 percent on North Korea's nuclear situation. Fifty-nine percent of respondents in China also disapprove of US treatment of detainees at Guantanamo and other prisons. Interestingly, a slight plurality (39%) of Chinese respondents approves of US handling of the issue of global warming. Most Chinese see the US military presence in the Middle East as provoking more conflict than it prevents, with 72 percent holding this view.

These are views of two different countries about America and the first one is Germany and they have a negative view of American for example they are upset about America's views on the war in Iraq and how America are dealing with global warming and three in four Germans believe that the American forces in the middle east are destabilizing the environment and the citizens whereas only 17% believe they are having a positive effect. 

The second view is the view of China and their views are slightly more positive than Germany but still negative overall, they believe that America isn't handling the war in Iraq very well and it disapproves of the actions they are taking to settle the conflicts. but 39% of Chinese people say that America are handling Global warming well. but once again they disapprove of America in the Middle East saying that they are provoking more conflict between the two countries.

These views also emulated across the world and most people have negative views about America because of what it has gotten itself into and how it is trying to dig itself out of the situations it is in.