China trusted more than US, EU on AI regulation in Pew survey of middle-income countries
Amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence (AI) competition and global concerns about the technology, China appears to have an edge over the US and European Union (EU) in trust to regulate AI among mostly middle-income countries. A new Pew Research Centre report released on Thursday found that, on a median basis across 12 countries, more people trust China than the US or the EU to regulate…
A new Pew Research Centre survey has revealed that Chinese citizens have more confidence in their country's ability to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) effectively compared to both the United States and the European Union (EU), according to a median of 43% across 12 mostly middle-income countries. China's lead was particularly pronounced in Pakistan, where 87% of respondents expressed trust in China's AI regulation abilities, compared to 28% for the US and 33% for the EU.
Among the countries surveyed, this sentiment was most widespread in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The only exception was the Philippines, where trust in the US was higher than either China or the EU. The findings contrast with Pew's 2025 survey, in which 53% of respondents trusted the EU, 37% the US, and 27% China, demonstrating a notable shift in Chinese public opinion in recent years.
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