cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/6484299

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2015/06/23/1-americas-global-image/

America’s image is mostly positive among the Asian nations polled. Particularly large majorities see the U.S. favorably in the Philippines (92%), South Korea (84%) and Vietnam (77%).

It's from 2015 but more recent polls have found similar data IIRC

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/comparing-global-views-of-the-united-states-and-china-during-the-trump-and-biden-administrations/

79% of people polled in Vietnam chose the US in the "Preferred alignment choice in U.S.-China rivalry" which is a different metric obviously but still points towards the same idea

Edit: According to Luna Oi, Pew Research Center is a neoliberal think tank that cannot be trusted on anything about Vietnam

https://youtu.be/hPCoDz_CPCc

  • Mardoniush [she/her]
    ·
    4 days ago

    Others have mentioned that the data is misleading and the effects of time

    But there's also the fact that they are communists. They look at the American people as separate from the ruling class.

    Additionally they recognise the efforts of many Americans in stopping the war. And many have had positive experiences with individuals, both during and after the war.

    None of this minimises the atrocities of the US state or the individual atrocities of US soldiers. But the Vietnamese people have risen from the war, and are used to making friends with old enemies like China.