Actually, there's a simple answer to the poll.
Many people think that China is gonna be powerful, over that of India,
simply because they fear China.
Whether or not the fear can be substantiated, it doesn't matter. The
fear is there, and people are reacting to their fear.
And another answer that I can give you is, skin color.
People in the West are comfortable with white skin and black skin.
Those are the colors they have seen since they were kids.
Yellow, on the other hand, is something not normal.
The Indians, having black skin, much like the Blacks, or in
Politically Correct term "African American", can be easily mistaken
for blacks.
Chinese (or Korean, or Japanese, or Vietnamese), on the other hand,
with their skin-tone in the yellow category, wouldn't be so well
accepted.
In other words, yellow people just look "weird" to many people. And
China, being the country with 1.3 Billion "weird looking people" (much
like the little green-people from Mars), often conjures up a certain
feeling of discomfort / uneasiness.
And why people don't think India can become powerful? Most people in
the West, including the Blacks themselves, do not see "Black People"
as something worthy of much respect. India being the country of "black
people", fairly or unfairly, would gives people that "oh, they are
just like Africa, they just ain't going anywhere" thought.
On Apr 24, 2:20 am, RichAsianKid <richasian...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Old poll in late 2007 but bears repeating.....
>
>
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/29152/many_europeans_see_china_a..=
..
>
> Look at the percentages:
>
> China - 28%, 47%, 38%, 45%, 25%, 24%
>
> as compared to the similar population sized India
>
> India - 3%, 7%, 10%, 1%, 4%, 2%
>
> -----------------
> Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research
> Many Europeans See China as Next Global Power
>
> November 26, 2007
>
> Abstract: (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in three European
> countries predict that China will become a dominant world power in the
> near future, according to a poll by Harris Interactive published in
> the Financial Times. 47 per cent of respondents in France, 45 per cent
> of respondents in Spain, and 38 per cent of respondents in Italy pick
> China out of a list of six different entities.
>
> (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in three European countries
> predict that China will become a dominant world power in the near
> future, according to a poll by Harris Interactive published in the
> Financial Times. 47 per cent of respondents in France, 45 per cent of
> respondents in Spain, and 38 per cent of respondents in Italy pick
> China out of a list of six different entities.
>
> In Britain and Germany, three-in-ten respondents believe the United
> States will be the dominant force in the year 2020, with China as the
> choice for at least 25 per cent. Two-in-five Americans believe their
> country will be a global power 12 years from now.
>
> Less than 15 per cent of respondents in all six countries surveyed see
> Europe, India, Russia or Japan becoming the next global power.
>
> In 1949, the People=92s Republic of China was established as a one-party
> state. In the 1980s, the ruling Communist Party of China (ZGD)
> loosened a series of authoritarian restrictions and allowed private
> enterprise for the first time in decades. The country currently has
> one of the world=92s fastest growing economies, becoming a global
> ex****ter and a very attractive venue for foreign investors.
>
> On Nov. 13, Fudan University=92s Shen Dingli referred to China=92s path
> towards becoming a global power, saying, "In the first place, China is
> endowed with a large territory and a giant population. The cultural
> emphasis on education has helped, over the centuries, produce
> remarkable levels of knowledge and innovation. (...) Beijing attaches
> great im****tance to its relations with major powers, partnering with
> America, Russia, the European Union and Japan. It makes persistent
> efforts for improving relations with neighbours, focusing on Russia,
> Japan, India, Southeast Asia and Central Asia and so on."
>
> Polling Data
>
> Thinking now of the future and the year 2020, which, if any, of the
> following countries or regions will be the dominant world power?
>
> BRI
>
> FRA
>
> ITA
>
> ESP
>
> GER
>
> USA
>
> United States
>
> 32%
>
> 19%
>
> 27%
>
> 23%
>
> 30%
>
> 40%
>
> China
>
> 28%
>
> 47%
>
> 38%
>
> 45%
>
> 25%
>
> 24%
>
> Europe
>
> 4%
>
> 6%
>
> 7%
>
> 12%
>
> 14%
>
> 4%
>
> India
>
> 3%
>
> 7%
>
> 10%
>
> 1%
>
> 4%
>
> 2%
>
> Russia
>
> 3%
>
> 2%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 3%
>
> 1%
>
> Japan
>
> 1%
>
> 4%
>
> 4%
>
> 7%
>
> 3%
>
> 2%
>
> Other
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> None of these
>
> 2%
>
> --
>
> 1%
>
> 1%
>
> 4%
>
> 2%
>
> Not sure
>
> 26%
>
> 13%
>
> 10%
>
> 10%
>
> 17%
>
> 24%
>
> Source: Harris Interactive / Financial Times
> Methodology: Online interviews with 6,590 adults in Britain, France,
> Germany, Italy, Spain and the United States, conducted from Nov. 1 to
> Nov. 14, 2007. Margin of error for individual countries is 3 per
> cent.
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