美民調顯示 美國人對中國好感度創近30年來新高

Half of Americans now view China favorably, the highest rating since 1989, found a Gallup released last Thursday.

據蓋洛普公司上週四發佈的一份報告顯示，有一半的美國人目前對中國抱有好感，這一數字達到了自1989年以來的最高值。

This is up from 44 percent in 2016 and 41 percent in 2012, found the Feb. 1-5 Gallup poll.

據蓋洛普公司2月1日到5日進行的一份調查顯示，2012年美國人對中國好感度爲41%，2016年則爲44%。

China's favorable rating by Americans was only 38 in 1985 but registered 72 percent in Gallup's poll in February 1989, taken days after former U.S. President George H. W. Bush returned from a diplomatic visit to China.

1985年時美國人對中國好感度還只有38%，但是在前總統喬治·H·W·布什對中國進行外交訪問回國後，蓋洛普於1989年2月份進行的調查顯示該數字達到了72%。

It had remained at the low 40s for most of the time since 1989, according to Gallup.

蓋洛普公司稱，自從1989年以來，該數字大多時候都保持在40%左右。

The six-percentage-point rise in China's overall favorability from last year is explained by increases among both Democrats and Republicans.

與去年相比，美國人對中國的整體好感度上升了6個百分點，美國兩黨成員都對中國的態度有所改觀。

The poll found that 58 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of independents view China favorably.

該項調查發現，58%的民主黨人和53%的無黨派人士對中國抱有好感。

Though only 38 percent of Republicans view China favorably, it is still up by 10 percentage points from 2016.

儘管對中國抱有好感的共和黨人只有38%，但是相比於2016年這一數字還是上漲了10個百分點。

Though the future of U.S.-China relations is unclear, "it may be helpful for the new administration to know that Americans are feeling relatively positively toward China right now." Gallup said.

儘管中美關係的未來尚不明確，但是蓋洛普公司表示：“讓新政府知道目前美國人民對中國的感覺相對積極也許是有幫助的。”