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A Pew Research Centre report reveals that middle-income countries generally trust China more than the US or EU when it comes to regulating artificial intelligence effectively. The survey, conducted across 12 nations, found median levels of trust in China higher compared to its Western counterparts for AI regulation. Laura Silver, an associate director at Pew, noted that these findings correlate with overall positive views towards China among middle-income countries, contrasting with attitudes from high-income nations.

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A recent Pew Research Center report shows that, on average across 12 middle-income countries, more people trust China to effectively regulate artificial intelligence (AI) compared to the US or the EU. Laura Silver, Pew's associate director of research, noted that these nations tend to view China more positively than high-income countries do, suggesting a link between trust in a country and its perceived ability to manage AI regulation. The survey did not include China as one of the surveyed countries but highlighted how middle-income nations regard China’s approach to regulating AI with greater confidence.

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China trusted more than US, EU on AI regulation in Pew survey of middle-income countries

left frames positive view of Chinese regulatory approach

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Leaning score -0.35 for article 16140 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-09-17

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📰 China Trusted On AI Regulation

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⚖️ Leans left 🔴 50% hedged 1 of 2 📰 publisher trust 96

“The articles describe different aspects related to AI governance but do not report on the same specific incident or time.”

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South China Morning Post

⚖️ Leans strongly left further left than this 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 94

“The articles discuss different aspects of international trust in China and the US, but describe distinct events: one about overall global opinion and another specifically about AI regulation.”

Can AI regulation keep America ahead of China? different event · 95%

Al Jazeera

⚖️ Leans right further right than this 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 96

“The articles discuss different aspects of AI regulation, with Article A focusing on a debate in Washington and Article B reporting on a Pew survey about trust in China versus the US and EU for AI regulation.”

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South China Morning Post · 473 article(s) · 0 correction(s) detected

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Han Li

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China Pew Pew Research Centre the South China Morning Post

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China GPE · 5× Pew ORG · 2× Laura Silver PERSON · 1× Pew Research Centre ORG · 1× the South China Morning Post ORG · 1×

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China trusted more than US, EU on AI regulation in Pew survey of middle-income countries US think tank study finds middle-income countries have ‘more positive views of China’ when it comes to regulating AI effectively

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17

2026-09-17 · South China Morning Post

China trusted more than US, EU on AI regulation in Pew survey of middle-income countries · assertive framing

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it → trust → AI

A new Pew Research Centre report released on Thursday found that, on a median basis across 12 countries, more people trust China than the US or the EU to regulate AI effectively. asserted

people → release → AI

China was not among the countries surveyed in the broader report. asserted

China → survey → report

“Middle-income countries tend to have more positive views of China than high-income countries,” Pew’s associate director of research Laura Silver told the South China Morning Post. asserted

director → tend → Post

“We see that trust in a country to regulate AI and views of that country tend to be closely related.” asserted

trust → see → country

China trusted more than US, EU on AI regulation in Pew survey of middle-income countries

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