Zambia: Perceptions of China’s Influence On Zambia Remain Positive, Though On the Decline

Favourable assessments have dropped by 30 percentage points since 2014.

Key findings

• Four in 10 Zambians (42%) said the economic and political influence of China on their country is “somewhat positive” or “very positive,” matching favourable assessments of U.S. influence and surpassing those of Japanese (31%) and European Union (28%) influence. Only small minorities saw the influence of these foreign powers as negative, while large proportions didn’t offer an assessment. o Favourable assessments…