Majority not buying Democrats blaming Trump for Chicom virus

NY Post:

A large majority of Americans blame China for the global spread of the coronavirus as animosity toward the country has soared, according to a new survey.

More than three-quarters of Americans — 78 percent — place a “great deal or fair amount of the blame” on China for the virus’ spread around the world, according to the study published Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

Another 73 percent of respondents said they had “unfavorable” views of the country — a figure that rose 26 percentage points since 2018, the surveyors found.

The survey polled 1,003 voting-age adults over the phone, with a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points, according to Pew.

Americans hold equally chilly views of China’s President Xi Jinping, with 77 percent responding that they either have “not too much confidence” or “no confidence at all” that he would “do the right thing” with regards to world affairs.

Pollsters found Americans also seem poised to support strong actions against China in response to the country’s treatment of Uighur Muslims. It’s been estimated more than 1 million members of the minority ethnic group in the country are being forcibly detained in Chinese concentration camps.

Nearly three-quarters of residents — 73 percent — responded that “the US should try to promote human rights in China, even if it harms economic relations,” according to the poll. Though the poll question did not specifically reference Uighurs.

Americans’ view of China’s standing in the world, as well as the ties between the two countries, were less clear cut....

This looks like a rejection of Pelosi's calling the disease the "Trump virus."  It also looks like a rejection of Biden's friendly attitude toward China.  It is another example of how polling shows a large majority for the position of Trump on an issue.