China

While Republicans remain focused on limiting China's rise, a majority of Americans now favor a policy of cooperation and engagement with Beijing.

Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward.

Other neighboring countries, including Japan, India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, are viewed less favorably.

Few see the United States as a friend to China, but a majority want Beijing to use a mix of cooperation and containment in its approach to Washington.

"We'll see how the working levels are able to negotiate on some of these really sticky points like finalizing energy purchases, like finalizing that TikTok transfer," Craig Kafura says.

"We do see a high degree of confidence in China, in the Chinese public, in their country, and the direction that the government is taking their country," Dina Smeltz explains, citing new Council-Carter Center data.

Is every move against China strengthening the US—or is it just making us weaker? Jessica Chen Weiss breaks it down.

“There was a lot more subtlety in the data with a plurality, 48 percent, saying that China’s interested in a shared leadership role,” Paul Heer said of the new Council-Carter Center survey.