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China tech-access restrictions leave many Americans undecided

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted April 9 to 15, 2025, 44% of Americans said they neither approve nor disapprove of foreign policies that restrict China's access to critical technologies.

About four-in-ten said they approve (40%), including 18% who strongly approve and 22% who approve. Roughly one in six disapproved (17%).

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Topline scale

44% of Americans neither approve nor disapprove of restricting China's access to critical technologies.

Do you approve or disapprove of foreign policies that restrict China’s access to critical technologies, such as AI?

  • Neutral 43.6%
  • Approve 21.7%
  • Strongly approve 18.0%
  • Disapprove 10.3%
  • Strongly disapprove 6.4%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
society

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    China tech-access restrictions leave many Americans undecidedreports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-mpsa-omnibus-survey-2025-026

Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-mpsa-omnibus-survey-2025-026#do-you-approve-or-disapprove-of-foreign-policies-that-restrict-china-s-access-to-critical-technologies-such-as-ai

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

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