Peng Xu
23, 7-Eleven cashier
What's your opinion of the U.S.? My deepest impression about America is Wall Street and its financial
industry. Also, Americans are polite.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? America and China aren't friends. They seem to be
friendly on the surface but nobody knows what's really going on inside.
========================================================== Liu Xuyang 18, high school student What's your opinion of the U.S.? America is rich and things there aren't expensive. Meat is
cheap, but the price of vegetables is higher. And many Americans are fat.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? War isn't going to break out in the next 50
years. But because I'm not in the army, I don't really think war is any of my business.
What misconceptions do you think Americans have about Chinese?Misunderstandings come from
regional differences. For example, in America electronic games are just for playing and for fun. In China,
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Wang Jiayu 22, college student What's your opinion of the U.S.? I'm most impressed by Manhattan and the American TV series "Gossip Girl,"
but they also make me think America is kind of pompous as a whole.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? It isn't positive.
What misconceptions do you think Americans have about China? Americans consider Chinese uncivilized.
But not everyone is like this--everyone is different. ============================================================================ Yan Ercan 52, cleaner What's your opinion of the U.S.? Americans follow rules very well. For example, I once saw an American
wait for a policeman’s guidance after a small traffic accident instead of running away.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? It isn't positive. The two countries are using each other
based on their own interests.
What misconceptions do you think Americans have about China? The most problematic part between these
two countries is the issue of Taiwan. America and Taiwan are tied closely, and they put a lot of pressure on China. ================================================================================================ 
Ms. Li 25, medical technician What's your opinion of the U.S.? It's an advanced country with high medical standards. Doctors there are
paid well.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? The U.S.-China relationship is always intense.
America can't stand China’s development because it wants to maintain its world dominance.
What misconceptions do you think Americans have about China? It’s hard to say exactly
what Americans’ misconceptions towards China are, but one thing for sure is that they like to pick on China. =========================================================================  Jia Shaoying43, restaurant ownerWhat's your opinion of the U.S.? Americans are bad and they're trying to split every country into two, like China, Korea and the Soviet Union. America wants to be the world police and take over the whole world. In 2008, Americans caused the financial crisis. Because of that, my business closed. I lost my deposit of 400,000-500,000 yuan ($64,000-$80,000) and my car.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? The America-China relationship seems to be good, but actually it's not. For example, Chinese cars and steel are examined when they are exported to America and heavily fined. Americans are good at doing this.
What misconceptions do you think Americans have about China? China’s domestic ethnic relations are not that tense. In areas like Yushu, Qinghai and Lhasa, people have different beliefs, but they don’t hate each other like America claims.
Note: 400,000-500,000 yuan is approximately $64,000-$80,000. An earlier version of misstated the conversion as $64,000-$807,000.
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Zhao Pu 67, technician What's your opinion of the U.S.? America is a free and democratic country, with good social
rules and civilized people.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? The America-China relationship is pretty good, especially
because their economies are so intertwined. America is a big client of China's,
and many Chinese products are exported to America.
What misconceptions do you think Americans have about China? There are many areas where
China isn't well-developed, but Americans hope that China will handle everything well in
one step. America itself has been through the many struggles—including the black liberation movement. Thus China should be
understood and given a chance to develop over time. ==================================================================================== Ms. Jiang 46, employee of a foreign company What's your opinion of the U.S.? It's arbitrary. They advertise dominance and power outside
and pursue democracy at home. Americans also tend to neglect minor rules and dress casually at meetings.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? Much of America’s conduct, such as developing
military power, work against China. But the economic relationship between the two countries is always enhancing, so they are more reliant on
each other and restrain one another.
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Mr. Wang 48, doctor at a public hospital What's your opinion of the U.S.? Democracy inside, hegemony outside. The U.S. loves to play the role of international policeman. They believe they're the most just and require others to measure up to their standard.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? Generally speaking, it's is fair. Besides, these two large countries have more benefits than disagreements with so much dependence on each others' economies.
What misconceptions do you think Americans have about China The U.S. believes its democracy is the best and judges China’s human rights based on its standard. But China has its own situation. We have a different social development and political background, so our standard can never be the same as theirs. Running a country is like treating a disease: there is no medicine in the world that can cure every illness. Individual differences must be taken into consideration. ==================================================
Mr. Wang 68, retired purchasing clerk What's your opinion of the U.S.? The U.S. is bad, really bad. They just like to instigate conflict.
What do you think of the U.S.-China relationship? The U.S. wants to destroy the relationship between China and Russia. If the two biggest countries get into a conflict, their dream will come true.
What misconceptions do you think Americans have about China That everyone here is unsatisfied. Even inside the U.S., people there aren't satisfied either. ===============================================
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