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US vs China global perception
Pew Research Center's grouped bar chart drew 13.7K views on X: 0.9x its typical post and #28 of 53 Pew Research Center charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
In nearly every middle-income country we surveyed, more people say the U.S. interferes in other countries’ affairs than China.
Why it spread
This post spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and drew an unusually high rate of quotes, with 189 likes, 60 reposts, 17 quotes, 31 saves and 13,695 views from an account whose source reach and quote rate both sit in the top quarter.
What worked
- The framing is a direct comparison between two major powers, which invites people to pick a side and quote the post to argue.
- The claim is stated as a broad pattern across nearly every middle-income country surveyed, which makes it feel like a finding rather than an opinion.
- It came from an account with top quarter source reach, so the post reached an audience already primed to share and debate it.
What to borrow
We could take a comparison our own data already supports and state it as a plain pattern across many groups, then let the contrast carry the post instead of adding decoration.
Careful
Do not read the likes, reposts, quotes, saves or views as proof the finding is correct, and do not assume the same framing will travel for a topic that is not hot that week.
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How far did Pew Research Center's "US vs China global perception" chart travel?
13,695 views, 189 likes, 60 reposts and 31 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @pewresearch gets about 14.9K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A grouped bar chart. People in 17 countries see China as more reliable than US.
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