The Pew Global Attitudes survey was just released again and it looks like China's the big winner! Most people think China either has or will eventually replace the US as the world's leading superpower. And for those who think China already has done this, it happened last year sometime. more ›

Or so says the BCG Global Wealth survey, which measured 262,000 new millionaire households in China (a 31% jump) in 2010. Now with 1.11 million millionaire households, China moves into 3rd place, behind Japan (1.53 million) and the U.S. (5.22 million). more ›

The survey was conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' center for social psychology studies and was made part of the Blue Book of Social Mentality 2011, which was published by the center on Wednesday. more ›

Recently we stumbled across People's Daily's Survey for 2011 NPC & CPPCC Sessions. Their statement of purpose says they want to learn "the hot topics and the major concerns" from netizens about the sessions, in order to better report on the issues. The bizarre selection of questions that follow make it pretty obvious there are at least one or two other motives at work. Here's a few highlights we don't think you should miss: more ›

China Daily reported on three surveys conducted among readers of various papers this week, and most of the results don't look so good. In a nutshell, nobody's happy, everybody wants to be an official, and the dual-pension system sucks. more ›

As if it would have surprised anyone, a recent large-scale public opinion survey by the Fudan Media and Public Opinion Research Center found that 90 percent of Shanghai residents gave the World Expo a resounding thumbs up. more ›

There is often a time and a place for toilet humour, but in China, it appears that there is nothing funny to be found in the lavatory department. Doug Lanksy of the Huffington Post reports that China has topped the "World's Worst Toilet" survey. more ›

Despite the low pay, it seems that there's nothing that Chinese people admire more than their teachers. According to a recent survey by the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology, teaching ranked as the most widely admired profession, followed by scientists and doctors. About 1,500 adults from ages 18 to 69 were polled in a survey about the most desirable jobs for the next generation. Thanks perhaps to all the news of corruption crackdowns, government official ranked only fourth on the list and trailed the top three by a long shot. Not mentioned was who exactly these 1,500 adults were - Urban professionals? Country farmers? Migrant workers? We would think that the various income levels would have all their own ideas of what they want for their children. Source: CRI English Photo from China Daily more ›

Shanghai females are fretting over the financial crisis, according to China Daily. Over 1000 women responded to a survey conducted jointly by the Shanghai Labor Union and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, the majority of which (over 90%!) said they had been worried in the past three months because of the crisis. 53% felt insecure about their job and 27.9% believed it'd be hard to find another job if they were laid off. Women workers in the electronics (80.3%), garment (71.9%) and food (52.3%) industries worried the most. To cope with tighter wallets, most were putting off plans to have children and many were spending less on shopping and taking public transit rather than taxis. more ›

Of no surprise to anyone who works at an office (or works at all), feeling tired is the top complaint of the local Shanghainese employed, according to an online survey. The survey, covering 405 employees between the ages of 25 and 40 in the city, found that being tired ranked above job worries and emotional problems. We say: If office workers were us, “tired” is really just a euphemism for “hungover.” Source: Shanghai Daily more ›

Sina.com had a survey up about the recent Christie's auction, in which two bronze animal heads looted from the Summer Palace in the 1719th century fetched 15.7 million euros. The survey results, translated into English, were thus: more ›

As part of the preparations for the Shanghai World Expo, the municipal government has marked the 600 day countdown by publishing a report on "uncivilized behavior" among locals. The report is based on an online survey in which over 5,000 Shanghai citizens were polled on what kind of behavior they consider annoying or rude. more ›

~ It's not 'Come if you want,' it's basically 'You're not welcome." more ›

Among driving rain, rough winds and other remnants of yesterday’s tropical storm, the streets of Hong Kong are teeming today with the usual bustle of high-powered businessmen and equally serious shoppers. But there’s something new on the streets of the island metropolis: Chinese patriotism. According to a recent survey by the Public Opinion Program at the University of Hong Kong, a 58% of Hong Kongers of Chinese descent now identify themselves as Chinese or Chinese Hong Kong citizens. The number may still be only a bare majority, but it shows significant growth of PRC patriotism — when the annual survey was first conducted in 1997, the year HK reverted to Chinese rule, only 18.6% identified as Chinese nationals. more ›