Half of Filipinos have “little trust” in China and about as many disagree that China has good intentions for Filipinos, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. The noncommissioned survey, conducted from June 22 to 26, found that 51 percent of Filipinos said they had “little trust” in China, while 27 percent said they had “much trust” and 21 percent undecided. ADVERTISEMENTThis yielded a net trust score (much trust minus little trust) of “poor” -24 for China, 18 points down from the “neutral” -6 in March. This led to a net trust of “excellent” +73 for the United States, which is 13 points higher from the “very good” +60 in March. Other countriesThe survey also showed that all the five other countries tested for public trust—Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Malaysia—obtained good net trust ratings.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 19, 2019 21:45 UTC