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/554(1984)
Security Council resolution 554 (1984) <on the "new constitution" of South Africa> · 1984-08-17
S/RES/553(1984)
Security Council resolution 553 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1984-06-15
S/RES/552(1984)
Security Council resolution 552 (1984) [on attacks on commercial ships in the Gulf region] · 1984-06-01
S/RES/551(1984)
Security Council resolution 551 (1984) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1984-05-30
S/RES/550(1984)
Security Council resolution 550 (1984) [on secessionist actions in Cyprus] · 1984-05-11
S/RES/549(1984)
Security Council resolution 549 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1984-04-19
S/RES/548(1984)
Security Council resolution 548 (1984) [on admission of Brunei Darussalam to membership in the United Nations] · 1984-02-24
S/RES/547(1984)
Security Council resolution 547 (1984) [on death sentence imposed on Malesela Benjamin Moloise] · 1984-01-13
S/RES/546(1984)
Security Council resolution 546 (1984) [on South Africa's military attacks on Angola] · 1984-01-06
S/RES/545(1983)
Security Council resolution 545 (1983) [on South Africa's occupation of Angolan territory] · 1983-12-20
S/RES/544(1983)
Security Council resolution 544 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1983-12-15
S/RES/543(1983)
Security Council resolution 543 (1983) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1983-11-29
S/RES/542(1983)
Security Council resolution 542 (1983) [on the situation in northern Lebanon] · 1983-11-23
S/RES/541(1983)
Security Council resolution 541 (1983) [on declaration by the Turkish Cypriot community of its secession from Cyprus] · 1983-11-18
S/RES/540(1983)
Security Council resolution 540 (1983) [on the situation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq] · 1983-10-31
S/RES/539(1983)
Security Council resolution 539 (1983) [rejecting South Africa's insistence on linking the independence of Namibia to irrelevant and extraneous issues as incompatible with resolution 435 (1978)] · 1983-10-28
S/RES/538(1983)
Security Council resolution 538 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-10-18
S/RES/537(1983)
Security Council resolution 537 (1983) [on admission of Saints Kitts and Nevis to membership in the United Nations] · 1983-09-22
S/RES/536(1983)
Security Council resolution 536 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-07-18
S/RES/535(1983)
Security Council resolution 535 (1983) [on UN Mission to Lesotho] · 1983-06-29
S/RES/534(1983)
Security Council resolution 534 (1983) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Forces in Cyprus] · 1983-06-15
S/RES/533(1983)
Security Council resolution 533 (1983) [on death sentences imposed on 3 members of the African National Congress] · 1983-06-07
S/RES/532(1983)
Security Council resolution 532 (1983) [on implementation of Security Council resolution 435 (1978) on the Namibia question] · 1983-05-31
S/RES/531(1983)
Security Council resolution 531 (1983) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1983-05-26
S/RES/530(1983)
Security Council resolution 530 (1983) [on the situation in Central America] · 1983-05-19
S/RES/529(1983)
Security Council resolution 529 (1983) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1983-01-18
S/RES/528(1982)
Security Council resolution 528 (1982) [on inclusion of Arabic among the official and working languages of the Security Council] · 1982-12-21
S/RES/527(1982)
Security Council resolution 527 (1982) [on South Africa's military actions against Lesotho] · 1982-12-15
S/RES/526(1982)
Security Council resolution 526 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1982-12-14
S/RES/525(1982)
Security Council resolution 525 (1982) [on death sentences imposed on members of the African National Congress of South Africa] · 1982-12-07
S/RES/524(1982)
Security Council resolution 524 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1982-11-29
S/RES/523(1982)
Security Council resolution 523 (1982) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-10-18
S/RES/522(1982)
Security Council resolution 522 (1982) [calling for a cease-fire in the conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq] · 1982-10-04
S/RES/521(1982)
Security Council resolution 521 (1982) [on the massacre of Palestinian civilians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps] · 1982-09-19
S/RES/520(1982)
Security Council resolution 520 (1982) [on violations of the cease-fires agreements between Israel and Lebanon] · 1982-09-17
S/RES/519(1982)
Security Council resolution 519 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-08-17
S/RES/518(1982)
Security Council resolution 518 (1982) [on Israeli military activities in Lebanon] · 1982-08-12
S/RES/517(1982)
Security Council resolution 517 (1982) [on Israeli invasion of Beirut, 3 Aug. 1982] · 1982-08-04
S/RES/516(1982)
Security Council resolution 516 (1982) [on deployment of UN observers in Beirut] · 1982-08-01
S/RES/515(1982)
Security Council resolution 515 (1982) [on Israeli policy towards civilian persons in Lebanon] · 1982-07-29
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