What does the Chinese think of Americans?

According to this article, the relationship that the Chinese have with the Americans in the perspective of the Chinese are friendly competitors. I found it interesting that in an random interview with the people on the streets of China, the response of what people thought of the US varied from fast food to opinions about how Americans keeps meddling in other country's problems. In a sense, Americans feel like it is a responsibility to be a mediator and solve world wide issues. Even though the Chinese do not quite understand this, they are branching out as the next economic powerhouse. In the end, the Chinese are confused about whether they should be allies or competitors with the Americans.http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/what-do-the-chinese-think-of-america/2012/09/28/4b2cdc76-08a8-11e2-afff-d6c7f20a83bf_blog.html