"Despite being a single-party polity, public preferences in China correlate strongly with ideological orientation. Put simply, China’s liberals are more tolerant, support free markets and prefer a softer foreign policy. Conservatives support state intervention and promotion of traditional culture and remain suspicious of Western ideas and institutions," writes Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor political science.

"People are going to see harm in their own lives and to the government, and they're going to blame the people who are in charge now, which is the Republican majority," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.

Daniel McDowell's research on China's bilateral currency swaps with foreign central banks was referenced in the Financial Times article, "China’s influence on global finance grows as US scales back input."