HONG KONG: Citizens of China and Japan overwhelmingly support President Barack Obama to win a second term, according to an AFP-Ipsos poll which suggests Mitt Romney's tough talk on the Asian powers could have dented his image.

The US elections may be a toss-up at home but the survey carried out by Ipsos Hong Kong found a whopping 86 per cent of Japanese back the Democrat incumbent compared to only 12.3 per cent for Republican party candidate Romney.

Chinese respondents were less emphatic, but still a hefty 63 per cent said they wanted Obama to serve out another four years, according to the online poll conducted in September and October.

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