Introduction
With an overall GDP of $7.3 trillion in 2012, China has climbed to second place in the
global economy and few people today doubt that it will challenge U.S. dominance
sooner rather than later (TheWorld Bank Group 2012). The U.S. and China are viewed
by many as major superpowers and the political and economic relationship between the
two is of interest to the general public, scholars, businessmen and political leaders
around the world. People’s perceptions of the relations between the two superpowers
are affected very much by the differences between the two countries, as
well as by political and social events that happen over time. The future relations between
the two countries, however, depend on how today’s youth perceives them, for
today’s students are tomorrow’s businessmen, bankers, and political leaders. It
is, therefore, very important to assess whether the youths in both countries
think alike or differently about the present and future economic and political relations
between the two nations.
This paper is a case study of the perceptions of young adults in the U.S. and China of
present and future U.S. -China relations. We surveyed students in similar metropolitan
settings, New York and Shanghai, to gain insight into their perceptions of present and
future political and economic relations between the two major economic powers of the
world economy. A 17 question survey was distributed to a total sample of 365
undergraduates, 201 U.S. students (Pace University) and 164 Chinese students
(University of Shanghai for Science and Technology). To ensure that the students
had clear and similar understanding of the concepts in the survey, we first validated
the questionnaire by giving it a pilot test with 25 randomly selected Chinese students
and 25 randomly selected American students. We found that both student samples
understood well the concepts presented and their answers showed agreement on the
definitions of the ideas presented1. The survey explored the sources of their news and
IntroductionWith an overall GDP of $7.3 trillion in 2012, China has climbed to second place in theglobal economy and few people today doubt that it will challenge U.S. dominancesooner rather than later (TheWorld Bank Group 2012). The U.S. and China are viewedby many as major superpowers and the political and economic relationship between thetwo is of interest to the general public, scholars, businessmen and political leadersaround the world. People’s perceptions of the relations between the two superpowersare affected very much by the differences between the two countries, aswell as by political and social events that happen over time. The future relations betweenthe two countries, however, depend on how today’s youth perceives them, fortoday’s students are tomorrow’s businessmen, bankers, and political leaders. Itis, therefore, very important to assess whether the youths in both countriesthink alike or differently about the present and future economic and political relationsbetween the two nations.This paper is a case study of the perceptions of young adults in the U.S. and China ofpresent and future U.S. -China relations. We surveyed students in similar metropolitansettings, New York and Shanghai, to gain insight into their perceptions of present andfuture political and economic relations between the two major economic powers of theworld economy. A 17 question survey was distributed to a total sample of 365undergraduates, 201 U.S. students (Pace University) and 164 Chinese students(University of Shanghai for Science and Technology). To ensure that the studentshad clear and similar understanding of the concepts in the survey, we first validatedthe questionnaire by giving it a pilot test with 25 randomly selected Chinese studentsand 25 randomly selected American students. We found that both student samplesunderstood well the concepts presented and their answers showed agreement on thedefinitions of the ideas presented1. The survey explored the sources of their news and
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