WASHINGTON, D.C.: The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic had led a growing number of Westerners to see China as a top power, with the lead of the United States slipping, a study said Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

A survey of French, German and United States opinion released by the German Marshall Fund of the US found significant increases in perceptions of Chinese influence since the outbreak of Covid-19 — in which Beijing has alternately been portrayed as a culprit and an aid provider.

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