Public Perceptions,Meta-perception,Misperception,and Perception Gap of Sino-U.S.Relations:A Online Survey of Five Countries
This article attempts to analyze public perceptions of foreign policy using three concepts borrow from psychology:meta-perceptions,misperceptions,and perception gap.The article is based on a survey of the publics of five countries:China,the United States,Germany,Japan,and South Korea.Samples were collected through online surveys,and perceptions,meta-perceptions,and perception gap regarding national strength,state intentions,national image,threat perception,and rationality of foreign policies of China and the United States were measured and analyzed using quantitative methods.The results revealed that the Chinese public tends to overestimate China's strength and intentions to replace the United States,significantly more so than the publics of other countries,including the United States.Both Chinese and American publics perceive each other as significant threats,but public perceptions in China of threats from the United States are higher than American perceptions of threats from China.Additionally,the Chinese public tends to have an overly positive self-assessment of the national image and the rationality of China's foreign policies.The analysis indicates there exists huge perception gap or misperception among the Chinese public regarding national strength,state intentions,and Sino-American relations when compared with the perception of foreign publics and or when compared with perception associated with official positions.
Foreign PolicyMeta-PerceptionsMisperceptionsPerception GapNational ImageState Power
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