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November 17, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Louise Delmotte / AP, Download Report (PDF), Still, the US public prefers to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait rather than risk military confrontation with Beijing., Since the United States formally recognized the P...

November 6, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, Reuters, With all eyes on Ukraine, it is unclear if a seventh North Korean nuclear test will really register with the American public., After several years of relative calm, tensions on the Korean Peninsula are beginning to incre...

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UN resolutions against Israel's position and for a Gaza ceasefire have been getting more support from US allies and other countries.

October 13, 2022, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura, Reuters, Download Topline (PDF), With Xi Jinping poised to receive a third term at the 20th Party Congress, American opinion of China has never been worse., Key Findings, American views of China remain at record lows: 32 on a 0-100...

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Illinois and its largest city play crucial parts in the worldwide trade landscape. To understand what those parts entail, we spoke to World Business Chicago.