Chart of the day: How loved is China?

From an Economist piece that declares that "the Beijing consensus is to keep quiet."

Yes, publishing houses in both China and the West are coming out with a slew of "China rules the world" books right now, and with the Shanghai Expo in full swing, China seems to be having its equivalent of America's 1893 Columbian Expo self-love-fest.

But the Chinese leadership is having little-to-none of this: they honestly don't want the responsibility of being a global model--yet.

What I got from the chart:  China gets the most love from Gap/Seam states where it's ramping up its investments, moderate love from fellow rising New Core powers (which feel some competition) and far less love from the Old Core West (for all the normal reasons).

Still, some outliers:  maybe the Brits and the Americans do see a younger version of their rising selves, and hence are less suspicious than China's historical regional rivals (India, Korea, Japan).