And there is no love lost in India for Pakistan only 15% of Indians voice a positive opinion of Islamabad.Д¬hinaвЂ™s strongest supporters are Pakistanis (78%) and Bangladeshis (77%). At the same time, just 8% of Chinese like Japan, a distaste that also has its roots in history. There are few fans of China in either Japan (7% favorable view of China) or in Vietnam (16%), where recent territorial disputes have rekindled old animosities. Meanwhile, Pakistan is the only Asian nation polled in which less than half see the United States favorably. This includes China, where only 30% have a favorable opinion of Islamabad, a major Beijing ally.

Fellow Asians take a fairly critical perspective on Pakistan вЂ“ there is no country other than Indonesia in which a clear plurality gives Pakistan a positive rating. Opinions about India vary considerably, ranging from 70% positive in Bangladesh to 13% in Pakistan. Half or more in seven of 10 Asian countries surveyed express a favorable view of Japan, while majorities in six of 10 say this about China. The poll shows Asians with quite disparate opinions about each other. And its leader, Shinzo Abe, inspires confidence in his handling of world affairs in many Asian countries, at least among those who have heard of him. Japan is also quite popular, at least outside of northeast Asia. Alliances have come and gone.Д¬hina is viewed throughout the region both with favor as a nation and with concern about its territorial ambitions. One time allies have become enemies and vice versa. As these frictions have waxed and waned, public sentiment has ebbed and flowed.

The region is dotted with territorial disputes, many deeply rooted in the past. Asia is a sprawling continent with a long, contentious history.

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