China
Permanent Security Council member5,694
GA votes
4,521 yes · 245 no · 556 abstain
2,815
SC votes
2,528 yes · 2 no · 139 abstain
22
Vetoes cast
P5 alignment
How often China voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.
| Permanent member | GA only | GA + SC |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 19.1% | 43.4% |
| France | 42.2% | 59.2% |
| Russian Federation | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| United Kingdom | 40.5% | 58.0% |
The pie chart is based on the “GA only” column, showing each member’s share of the combined total across all shown members (it does not sum those percentages to 100% on its own) — see the table for the actual agreement rate with each. The “GA + SC” column blends in Security Council votes, which are adopted almost unanimously and so tend to pull every country’s number up.
P5 alignment over time
Same GA-only metric, by year. A member’s line starts wherever it first has enough shared votes in a year to be meaningful (at least 5) — for Russia, that’s never before 1991, since the USSR voted under a separate historical record.
A/RES/63(I)[PARA.3]
Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Cameroons under French mandate] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13
A/RES/63(I)[PARA.6]
Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Tanganyika] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13
A/RES/63(I)[PARA.2]
Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Ruanda-Urundi] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13
A/RES/40(I)
Voting procedure in the Security Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13
A/RES/63(I)[PARA.5]
Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Western Samoa] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13
A/RES/39(I)
Relations of Members of the United Nations with Spain : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-12
A/RES/44(I)
Treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-08
A/RES/4(I)
Representation of non-governmental bodies on the Economic and Social Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-02-14
A/RES/8(I)
Question of refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-02-12
A/RES/32(I)
Relations of members of the United Nations with Spain : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-02-09
A/RES/9(I)
Non self-governing peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-02-09
A/RES/10(I)
Provisional rules of procedure of the Trusteeship Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-02-09
A/RES/17(I)[RULE-T]
Amendments to the provisional rules of procedure [Supplementary Rule T] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-01-29
A/RES/17(I)[RULE-73]
Amendments to the provisional rules of procedure [Rule 73] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-01-26
Vetoes cast by China
S/2026/273 — Middle East (Strait of Hormuz)
2026-04-07
S/2024/239 — Middle East, including Palestinian question
2024-03-22
S/2023/792 — Middle East, including Palestinian question
2023-10-25
S/2022/431 — Non-proliferation/DPRK
2022-05-26
S/2020/667 — Middle East (Syria)
2020-07-10
S/2020/654 — Middle East (Syria)
2020-07-07
S/2019/961 — Middle East (Syria)
2019-12-20
S/2019/756 — Middle East (Syria)
2019-09-19
S/2019/186 — Venezuela
2019-02-28
S/2017/172 — Middle East (Syria)
2017-02-28
S/2016/1026 — Middle East (Syria)
2016-12-05
S/2014/348 — Middle East (Syria)
2014-05-22
S/2012/538 — Middle East (Syria)
2012-07-19
S/2012/77 — Middle East (Syria)
2012-02-04
S/2011/612 — Middle East (Syria)
2011-10-04
S/2008/447 — Peace and security in Africa (Zimbabwe)
2008-07-11
S/2007/14 as orally revised — Myanmar
2007-01-12
S/1999/201 — FYR Macedonia
1999-02-25
S/1997/18 — Central America
1997-01-10
S/10784 — Middle East
1972-09-10