Overwhelming majority of Chinese remain optimistic about economy amid gloomy world: Pew

A survey shows the Chinese feel better about their economy than people in other parts of the world.

Pew Research Center found in the survey that 90 percent of the Chinese say that economic conditions are good and 88 percent of the Chinese are optimistic about financial prospects of the next generation.

More than 45,000 adults of 40 countries were polled in the Pew' s survey, which was focused on people's perception of current economic situation in their respective country.

In general, the survey found that half of the population in Asia-Pacific region regard their economies as good.

Most of the people in other parts of the world, especially in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, however, are dissatisfied with their economies, said the survey, with 70 percent in Europe, 67 percent in Middle East and 63 percent in Latin America expressing their dissatisfaction.

As to the world's largest economy, America is doing inadequately to improve its economy as 56 percent of the Americans say the economy is bad. When it comes to prediction of economic situation in the future, 60 percent of Americans say they are worried about prospects of the next generation. Endite