Publics around the world see the global balance of power shifting, writes Bruce Stokes. Most recognize China's rising economic power. Many think Beijing will eventually supplant Washington as the world's dominant superpower.

Following the release of the Pew Research Foundation’s Global Attitudes Project report, “America’s Global Image Remains More Positive than China’s: But Many See China Becoming World’s Leading Power,” Walker Rowe analyzes why certain nations are more enamored with China’s rise than the United States’ dominance as a superpower.