Study shows sharp gaps in China views of US

A majority of China's opinion leaders and much of its public disapprove of their government's handling of ties with the United States, in a sign of increasingly open criticism, a study said Thursday.

A wide-ranging survey of opinion in the two countries showed that most Chinese and Americans hold positive views of the other country despite the frequent tensions between the world's two largest economies.

But the study, released by the Committee of 100, a Chinese American group, showed a sharp gap in perceptions with Americans widely accepting China's rise but a majority of Chinese convinced the United States wants to hold them back.