China warms to America in new poll

Fewer Chinese see the U.S. as their enemy compared with half a year ago—and vice versa—a new report suggests.

The report, based on polling by Morning Consult Pro, which compiles data on industry trends, dropped ahead of a long-delayed meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping slated for November 15 at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco.

The report paints a different picture than the one published at the end of last year, amid flaring tensions over issues such as Taiwan, intellectual property, the trade war, and the human rights situations in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang region.

Last year, a whopping two-thirds of Chinese and 64 percent of Americans regarded the other side as an "enemy" or "unfriendly." Broken down by party lines, 63 percent of Democrats versus 73 percent of Republicans said they felt this way about China.