43.1% of matchups won
1,475 matchups
Elo 1707
tracked 2025/05/18 → 2026/06/27
mission: Lead effective governance · Chinese politics · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing41%
picked as helping wellbeing
1,385 matchups
73%
picked as hurting wellbeing
90 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2026-06-26Related
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Known for
- Established diplomatic relations
- Guided Chinese Civil War
- Oversaw Cultural Revolution policies
- Facilitated US-China rapprochement
- Led economic modernization efforts
Based on 1,475 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/06/27. Full rankings ·
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