Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 1st Title: China's Power for Peace, Development and Progress-Interpretation of the Continued Improvement of China's Global Goodwill

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"The most influential participant in global affairs", "Reliable Chinese partner" and "China is becoming 'cool'"... Recently, a number of transnational polls and international media reports show that China's international image continues to improve, and the global goodwill has steadily increased.

People from many countries spoke highly of China's firm maintenance of the international system with the United Nations at its core and safeguarding international fairness and justice; praised China for embarking on a modernization path that suits its national conditions and working hand in hand with other countries in the world for common development; marveled at a dynamic, ever-changing, open, confident, friendly and amiable China.

In the eyes of the international community, China is an important force in maintaining peace, promoting development, and promoting progress in today's intertwined world.

Early in the morning of October 1, a grand flag lifting ceremony was held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

"The sun rises in the east"

Several international polls have shown that more and more foreign people have broken through the Western "information chamber" and seen a more genuine, stereotypical and comprehensive China, and the image of a peaceful, friendly and civilized China is increasingly recognized by the world.

According to the latest annual World Public Sentiment Survey Report of Pew Research Center in the United States, China's global goodwill continues to rise, and the proportion of respondents who hold positive views on China has increased by 5 percentage points compared with last year.

A recent survey of about 4,900 adults in 41 countries by the U.S. Morning Consulting Company revealed that China¡¯s global net well-being rating was 8.8, while the U.S. scored 1.5, China¡¯s global well-being overtook the U.S.

According to the Global Soft Power Index 2025 released by British Brand Finance Company, many soft power indicators in China have increased significantly. According to the report, the reasons for the improvement of China's soft power include actively promoting "the belt and road initiative" cooperation, promoting sustainable development, and continuously increasing the influence of Chinese brands.

On June 27, 2024, in Huangluo Yao Village, Longji Town, Longsheng Autonomous County, Guangxi, foreign tourists and villager actors interact during a Hongyao folk culture performance. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Zhisen)

Opinion polls and international media reports believe that the continued rise in China's global goodwill shows three trends.

The recognition of China by countries in the global south is constantly increasing. A recent poll conducted by the British "Economist" magazine shows that China's goodwill in Latin American countries continues to rise rapidly. People interviewed in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and other countries said: "China is a reliable partner and gives more respect to other countries."

More and more Western people understand China and recognize China.U.S. Morning Consultancy reports that Western countries including the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Germany and other countries, people in 16 countries shift from "more favourable to the United States" to "more favourable to China".

More and more foreign young people are "falling in love" with China. According to a survey by Pew Research Center, more young people around the world have a favorable impression of China. The Economist magazine believes that many international polls show that more and more foreign young people are beginning to think China is "cool".

¡°The sun rises from the east!¡± says the British brand financial company Global Soft Power Index 2025 report.

Former senior diplomat of South Africa, Hurt Grobler, believes that China's widely praised international image is the inevitable result of China's positive contribution to world peace and development.

¡°Stability in a Turbulent World¡±

¡°Current unilateralism and protectionism are damaging to the interests of all countries, and China¡¯s commitment to multilateralism is especially valuable,¡± said Prime Minister Sanchez.

Many people believe that today's world turmoil intertwined, unilateralism, bullying behavior seriously impacted the international order and international rules, China advocated the practice of genuine multilateralism, firmly acted as a stability force in the turbulent world, international influence and appeal continued to expand.

On September 3, a conference commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the China People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was grandly held in Beijing. This is the release of pigeons at the commemorative meeting. (Photo by Mou Yu, reporter of Xinhua Agency)

¡°China hopes to build a better future together with other countries in the world, and join hands to promote peace and development and expand the ¡®friends¡¯ circle,¡± said Khomeini, a reporter at the conference in Dubai commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people in the War of Resistance against Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War.

"The four major global initiatives proposed by China and the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind provide strategic and multi-level responses to complex global situations." said Kubanechbek Taabartiyev, a professor at Alatau International University in Kyrgyzstan.

According to Ahmed Urabi, a researcher at the Farabi Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Egypt, China's promotion of reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran is an important achievement in implementing global security initiatives and a basis for resolving conflicts and differences through dialogue and consultation. Set a model, while some Western powers have seriously jeopardized peace and stability in the Middle East through hegemonic actions and double standard actions.

"China is undoubtedly a stabilizing force in a turbulent world." French expert Sonia Breslet said that hegemonic acts such as unilateral sanctions and military intervention seriously violate international law and norms governing international relations, while China firmly supports the international system with the United Nations at its core with practical actions and safeguards international fairness and justice.

"Reliable and understanding partner"

"In recent years, the image of 'China's good partner' has been widely recognized by people in all countries." said Nikita Stepanov, a senior researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The exterior scene of the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai), the venue of the 7th China International Import Expo, was taken on November 4, 2024. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Xiang)

Stepanov was born in China in 1970s and lived and studied in Beijing with his parents who were diplomats until he graduated from middle school. Today, stepanov is a member of the Central Council of the Russia-China Friendship Association, and his rich experience in living in China gives him a more intuitive understanding of the promotion of China's international image.

"China actively promotes the joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' and is an important development partner of many countries. China has won the trust and respect of governments and people of all countries with its proposition of mutual benefit, win-win results and mutual achievement," he said.

Egyptian expert Urabi praised China for joining hands with countries in the global South for common development. "China has always been committed to strengthening the docking of development strategies and carrying out mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation with other countries to benefit the people of all countries. People in the Middle East have witnessed China's outstanding contributions to the development of all countries, and China's popularity continues to increase."

"We regard China as a 'reliable and considerate partner'". Muraku Lemi Nyongesa, an international scholar at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, said that China's foreign cooperation fully considers the national conditions and development strategies of other countries, and China and countries in the global south also have strong emotional resonance because of similar historical experiences and struggles.

"A model of stable and efficient governance"

¡°Many developing countries urgently need to be more aligned with their own practical governance models, and China¡¯s governance model and democratic practices are worthy of careful study and in-depth consideration by all countries,¡± said former Bolivian Foreign Minister Fernando Vanacouni, who has visited China several times, saying that China has made development achievements truly beneficial to the people.

In the early morning of October 1, a grand flag-raising ceremony was held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. This is the audience cheering after the flag-raising ceremony. (Photo by Xinhua Agency reporter Ju Huanzong)

Many experts said in interviews that the smiling faces of the people are the best display of the country's image. A recent survey report released by international public relations consulting firm Edelman shows that the overall trust of the China government continues to rank first among all surveyed countries, and China people's optimism about the future also ranks first in the world.

Brazil's Forum magazine published an article saying that China has been regarded as a model of stable and efficient governance, which is in sharp contrast to the social polarization faced by some western countries. More and more people in the world "envy" China.

Kyrgyz scholar Taabaldiev said that China¡¯s governance model brings tangible benefits to its people, and that China has succeeded in taking a democratic path that suits its own national conditions, which has been fully affirmed by the international community, especially by the vast majority of developing countries.

According to French expert Breslay, China's democratic path and governance model are an organic combination of joint consultation, extensive participation and efficient implementation. China's success demonstrates the diversity of political paths and the creativity of different civilizations. China's road to modernization has provided inspiration for other countries and further enhanced the image of China.

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"China is becoming 'cool'."

In April this year, the world's first humanoid robot half marathon was held in Beijing. 20 humanoid robot teams and human athletes ran, surpassed and broke through their limits on the field track, attracting the attention of the world. "Unbelievable!" Spain's EFE news agency reported this.

China's open, inclusive and mutually beneficial science and technology innovation philosophy has made the world more and more able to see a dynamic Eastern power.Argentine's National University of La Plata professor Gabriel Merino said that China's scientific and technological innovation contributes to Chinese modernization while also empowering global scientific and technological development.

Modern technology meets oriental aesthetics and inspires dazzling light. The first domestically produced 3A game,"Black Myth: Wukong", swept the world, the animated film "Nezha: The Devil Boy in the Sea" topped the global animated movie box office championship, and the trendy game "Labubu" set off a wave of buying in the European and American markets... This "Oriental Trend" brings a refreshing experience to the world and highlights the enhanced influence of China culture.

On June 25th, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the audience took photos at the promotional exhibition board of the Ne Zha 2. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Haizhou)

The British magazine Economist published a commentary entitled "How China has become 'cool'", saying that from big models of artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, drones to original games, innovation is the key to China's 'cool'.

With China introducing various visa-free arrangements, visa optimization and other policy measures, especially the unilateral visa-free "friends circle" in orderly expansion, more and more foreign friends entered China and felt China. in the first half of 2025, foreigners entered the country 3805.3 million times, up 30.2%; of which visa-free foreigners entered 13.64 million times, accounting for 71.2% of foreigners entering the country, up 53.9% compared to the same period.

The live broadcast of online celebrity's "Hyperthyroidism Brother" during his trip to China made netizens all over the world see the ever-changing, confident and friendly China, and feel that "China is so different"!

"The story of China is a chapter we must read carefully." An article published on South Africa's independent online news website said that China's development model not only promotes material progress, but also forms a harmonious relationship between cultural development and economic growth.