Asia-U.S. poll shows China's clout, not America's, expected to grow

A survey released Tuesday showed many people in Japan, the United States, China and South Korea expect China's influence in Asia to increase over the next 10 years. However, opinion is divided over whether Beijing will behave responsibly on the international stage.

The survey found 60.3 percent of Japanese think China's regional clout in the coming decade will increase, while 52 percent of Americans, 80 percent of South Koreans and 82.5 percent of Chinese share that view.

"The public in the four countries see changes in Asia over the next 10 years will evolve on the back of China's increasing influence," Yasushi Kudo, president of the Genron NPO , told a news conference in Tokyo.