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/51/42
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45K
Regional disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45B
The nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45A
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons : 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Preparatory Committee : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/39
The role of science and technology in the context of international security and disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/55
The maintenance of international security : prevention of the violent disintegration of States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45M
Advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45E
Observance of environmental norms in the drafting and implementation of agreements on disarmament and arms control : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45C
Convening of the 4th special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/51
Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/46D
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/43
Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/47A
Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th special session : Expansion of the membership of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45R
Bilateral nuclear arms negotiations and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/44
Prevention of an arms race in outer space : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45S
An international agreement to ban anti-personnel landmines : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45O
Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45H
Transparency in armaments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/45G
Nuclear disarmament with a view to the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-10
A/RES/51/34
Law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-09
A/RES/51/29
The Middle East peace process : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-04
A/RES/51/25
Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-04
A/RES/51/23
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-04
A/RES/51/27
Jerusalem : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-04
A/RES/51/28
The Syrian Golan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-04
A/RES/51/26
Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-04
A/RES/51/24
Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-12-04
A/RES/51/22
Elimination of coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-11-27
A/RES/51/19
Zone of peace and cooperation of the South Atlantic : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-11-14
A/RES/51/17
Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-11-12
A/RES/51/10
Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-10-29
A/RES/50/245
Comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-09-10
A/RES/50/89B
Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-06-07
A/RES/50/22C
The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1996-04-25
A/RES/50/193
Situation of human rights in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1995-12-22
A/RES/50/172
Respect for the principles of national sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs of States in their electoral processes : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1995-12-22
A/RES/50/197
Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1995-12-22
A/RES/50/188
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1995-12-22
A/RES/50/185
Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing the effectiveness of the principle of periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1995-12-22
A/RES/50/198
Situation of the human rights in Cuba : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1995-12-22
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