# China tech-access restrictions leave many Americans undecided

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> Indexed question in AI & Tech.

## Reading

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%).

## Topline

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

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

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

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

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

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