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.
S/RES/2344(2017)
Security Council resolution 2344 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Mar. 2018] · 2017-03-17
S/2017/172
Draft resolution S/2017/172 — vetoed by CHN, RUS · 2017-02-28
S/RES/2343(2017)
Security Council resolution 2343 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) until 28 Feb. 2018] · 2017-02-23
S/RES/2342(2017)
Security Council resolution 2342 (2017) [on the renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) until 26 Feb. 2018 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2018] · 2017-02-23
S/RES/2341(2017)
Security Council resolution 2341 (2017) [on protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist acts] · 2017-02-13
S/RES/2340(2017)
Security Council resolution 2340 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005) on the Sudan until 12 Mar. 2018] · 2017-02-08
S/RES/2339(2017)
Security Council resolution 2339 (2017) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 Jan. 2018 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 28 Feb. 2018] · 2017-01-27
S/RES/2338(2017)
Security Council resolution 2338 (2017) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2017] · 2017-01-26
S/RES/2337(2017)
Security Council resolution 2337 (2017) [on outcome of the presidential elections held in Gambia on 1 Dec. 2016] · 2017-01-19
S/RES/2336(2016)
Security Council resolution 2336 (2016) [on establishment of a ceasefire in the Syrian Arab Republic] · 2016-12-31
S/RES/2335(2016)
Security Council resolution 2335 (2016) [on retention of funds in the escrow accounts authorized pursuant to Security Council resolution 1958 (2010) until 30 June 2017] · 2016-12-30
S/RES/2334(2016)
Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) [on cessation of Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem] · 2016-12-23
S/RES/2333(2016)
Security Council resolution 2333 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 30 Mar. 2018] · 2016-12-23
S/RES/2332(2016)
Security Council resolution 2332 (2016) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism until 18 Jan. 2018] · 2016-12-21
S/RES/2331(2016)
Security Council resolution 2331 (2016) [on trafficking in persons in armed conflicts] · 2016-12-20
S/RES/2328(2016)
Security Council resolution 2328 (2016) [on humanitarian evacuations in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic] · 2016-12-19
S/RES/2330(2016)
Security Council resolution 2330 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 30 June 2017] · 2016-12-19
S/RES/2329(2016)
Security Council resolution 2329 (2016) [on extension of the terms of office of permanent judges, Prosecutor and President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)] · 2016-12-19
S/RES/2327(2016)
Security Council resolution 2327 (2016) [on increase of force levels of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and extension of the mandate until 15 Dec. 2017] · 2016-12-16
S/RES/2326(2016)
Security Council resolution 2326 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 16 Dec. 2016] · 2016-12-15
S/RES/2325(2016)
Security Council resolution 2325 (2016) [on non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons] · 2016-12-15
S/RES/2324(2016)
Security Council resolution 2324 (2016) [on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon] · 2016-12-14
S/RES/2323(2016)
Security Council resolution 2323 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 Sept. 2017] · 2016-12-13
S/RES/2322(2016)
Security Council resolution 2322 (2016) [on international judicial cooperation in countering terrorism] · 2016-12-12
S/2016/1026
Draft resolution S/2016/1026 — vetoed by CHN, RUS · 2016-12-05
S/RES/2321(2016)
Security Council resolution 2321 (2016) [on strengthening sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and condemning the nuclear test of 9 Sept. 2016] · 2016-11-30
S/RES/2320(2016)
Security Council resolution 2320 (2016) [on enhancing the relationship between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, in particular the African Union] · 2016-11-18
S/RES/2319(2016)
Security Council resolution 2319 (2016) [on renewal of the mandate of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism to identify the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic for one additional year] · 2016-11-17
S/RES/2318(2016)
Security Council resolution 2318 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2017] · 2016-11-15
S/RES/2317(2016)
Security Council resolution 2317 (2016) [on renewal of the provisions of para. 2 of Security Council resolution 2142 (2014) until 15 Nov. 2017 concerning the arms embargo on Somalia and on extension of the mandate of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea until 15 Dec. 2017] · 2016-11-10
S/RES/2316(2016)
Security Council resolution 2316 (2015) [on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia] · 2016-11-09
S/RES/2315(2016)
Security Council resolution 2315 (2016) [on renewal of the authorization of the European Union-led Multinational Stabilization Force (EUFOR ALTHEA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a further period of 12 months] · 2016-11-08
S/RES/2314(2016)
Security Council resolution 2314 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism to identify the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic until 18 Nov. 2016] · 2016-10-31
S/RES/2313(2016)
Security Council resolution 2313 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) until 15 Apr. 2017] · 2016-10-13
S/RES/2311(2016)
Security Council resolution 2311 (2016) [on recommendation that António Guterres be appointed Secretary-General of the UN for a term of office from 1 Jan. 2017 to 31 Dec. 2021] · 2016-10-06
S/RES/2312(2016)
Security Council resolution 2312 (2016) [on renewal for 12 months of the authorizations as set out in paras. 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Security Council resolution 2240 (2015) concerning migrant smuggling and human trafficking into, through and from the Libyan territory and off the coast of Libya] · 2016-10-06
S/RES/2310(2016)
Security Council resolution 2310 (2016) [on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament] · 2016-09-23
S/RES/2309(2016)
Security Council resolution 2309 (2016) [on terrorist threats to civil aviation] · 2016-09-22
S/RES/2308(2016)
Security Council resolution 2308 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 31 Dec. 2016] · 2016-09-14
S/RES/2307(2016)
Security Council resolution 2307 (2016) [on size, operational aspects and mandate of the UN Mission in Colombia] · 2016-09-13
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