Recently, the Chinese Embassy in South Korea commissioned Gallup, an authoritative South Korean polling agency, to conduct a “Polling Survey on South Korean People's Perceptions of China.” From October 1 to 7, Gallup conducted a public opinion survey of 1,000 South Korean respondents. The survey targets groups of all ages, genders, regions, and political tendencies. The survey results are as follows: 1. 73.8% of respondents support the development of Sino-South Korea relations, and 35.5% want closer ties between the two countries. 2. 80.8% of respondents support economic and trade cooperation between China and South Korea, and 44.2% hope to further deepen cooperation. 3. 72.4% of respondents support scientific and technological cooperation between China and South Korea, and 37.9% hope to further deepen cooperation. 4. 46.1% of respondents are considering traveling to China. 5. 74.3% of respondents want South Korea to maintain a balance between China and the US. 6. 69.8% of respondents formed a perception of China through news and social media; negative public opinion about China, differences in political systems, and specific disputes between China and South Korea are major obstacles affecting perceptions of China; respondents generally expect China and South Korea to properly resolve differences, reduce false information, and increase the results of practical cooperation.

Recently, the Chinese Embassy in South Korea commissioned Gallup, an authoritative South Korean polling agency, to conduct a “Polling Survey on South Korean People's Perceptions of China.” From October 1 to 7, Gallup conducted a public opinion survey of 1,000 South Korean respondents. The survey targets groups of all ages, genders, regions, and political tendencies. The survey results are as follows: 1. 73.8% of respondents support the development of Sino-South Korea relations, and 35.5% want closer ties between the two countries. 2. 80.8% of respondents support economic and trade cooperation between China and South Korea, and 44.2% hope to further deepen cooperation. 3. 72.4% of respondents support scientific and technological cooperation between China and South Korea, and 37.9% hope to further deepen cooperation. 4. 46.1% of respondents are considering traveling to China. 5. 74.3% of respondents want South Korea to maintain a balance between China and the US. 6. 69.8% of respondents formed a perception of China through news and social media; negative public opinion about China, differences in political systems, and specific disputes between China and South Korea are major obstacles affecting perceptions of China; respondents generally expect China and South Korea to properly resolve differences, reduce false information, and increase the results of practical cooperation.