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/196(1964)
Security Council resolution 196 (1964) [on admission of Malta to membership in the United Nations] · 1964-10-30
S/RES/195(1964)
Security Council resolution 195 (1964) [on admission of Malawi to membership in the United Nations] · 1964-10-09
S/RES/194(1964)
Security Council resolution 194 (1964) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1964-09-25
S/RES/193(1964)
Security Council resolution 193 (1964) [calling for a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1964-08-09
S/RES/192(1964)
Security Council resolution 192 (1964) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1964-06-20
S/RES/191(1964)
Security Council resolution 191 (1964) [on persons imprisoned, interned or sentenced to death for their opposition to the policy of apartheid] · 1964-06-18
S/RES/190(1964)
Security Council resolution 190 (1964) [urging the Government of South Africa to end the Rivonia trial against the leaders of the anti-apartheid movement] · 1964-06-09
S/RES/189(1964)
Security Council resolution 189 (1964) [on complaint concerning acts of aggression against the territory and civilian population of Cambodia] · 1964-06-04
S/RES/188(1964)
Security Council resolution 188 (1964) [on complaint by Yemen regarding British air attack on Yemeni territory] · 1964-04-09
S/RES/187(1964)
Security Council resolution 187 (1964) [on implementation of resolution 186 (1964) on the Cyprus question] · 1964-03-13
S/RES/186(1964)
Security Council resolution 186 (1964) [on establishment of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1964-03-04
S/RES/184(1963)
Security Council resolution 184 (1963) [on admission of Zanzibar to membership in the United Nations] · 1963-12-16
S/RES/185(1963)
Security Council resolution 185 (1963) [on admission of Kenya to membership in the United Nations] · 1963-12-16
S/RES/183(1963)
Security Council resolution 183 (1963) [on the question of Territories under Portuguese administration] · 1963-12-11
S/RES/182(1963)
Security Council resolution 182 (1963) [requesting the Secretary-General to establish a group of experts to examine methods of resolving the situation in South Africa] · 1963-12-04
S/RES/181(1963)
Security Council resolution 181 (1963) [calling upon all States to cease the sale and shipment of arms to South Africa] · 1963-08-07
S/RES/180(1963)
Security Council resolution 180 (1963) [on the question of Territories under Portuguese administration] · 1963-07-31
S/RES/179(1963)
Security Council resolution 179 (1963) [on reports of the Secretary-General concerning developments relating to Yemen] · 1963-06-11
S/RES/178(1963)
Security Council resolution 178 (1963) [on incursion by Portuguese military forces into Senegalese territory] · 1963-04-24
S/RES/177(1962)
Security Council resolution 177 (1962) [on admission of Uganda to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-10-15
S/RES/176(1962)
Security Council resolution 176 (1962) [on admission of Algeria to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-10-04
S/RES/175(1962)
Security Council resolution 175 (1962) [on admission of Trinidad and Tobago to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-09-12
S/RES/174(1962)
Security Council resolution 174 (1962) [on admission of Jamaica to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-09-12
S/RES/172(1962)
Security Council resolution 172 (1962) [on admission of Rwanda to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-07-26
S/RES/173(1962)
Security Council resolution 173 (1962) [on admission of Burundi to membership in the United Nations] · 1962-07-26
S/RES/171(1962)
Security Council resolution 171 (1962) [on armed incidents between Syria and Israel] · 1962-04-09
S/RES/170(1961)
Security Council resolution 170 (1961) [on admission of Tanganyika to membership in the United Nations] · 1961-12-14
S/RES/169(1961)
Security Council resolution 169 (1961) [on an arms embargo against the Congo (capital Leopoldville)] · 1961-11-24
S/RES/168(1961)
Security Council resolution 168 (1961) [on appointment of U Thant as Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1961-11-03
S/RES/166(1961)
Security Council resolution 166 (1961) [on admission of Mongolia to membership in the United Nations] · 1961-10-25
S/RES/167(1961)
Security Council resolution 167 (1961) [on admission of Mauritania to membership in the United Nations] · 1961-10-25
S/RES/165(1961)
Security Council resolution 165 (1961) [on admission of Sierra Leone to membership in the United Nations] · 1961-09-26
S/RES/164(1961)
Security Council resolution 164 (1961) [on complaint by Tunisia] · 1961-07-22
S/RES/163(1961)
Security Council resolution 163 (1961) [on the mandate of the Subcommittee on the situation in Angola] · 1961-06-09
S/RES/162(1961)
Security Council resolution 162 (1961) [on the situation between Israel and Jordan] · 1961-04-11
S/RES/161(1961)
Security Council resolution 161 (1961) [on the death of Patrice Lumumba and reorganization of Congolese armed forces] · 1961-02-21
S/RES/160(1960)
Security Council resolution 160 (1960) [on admission of Nigeria to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-10-07
S/RES/158(1960)
Security Council resolution 158 (1960) [on admission of Senegal to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-09-28
S/RES/159(1960)
Security Council resolution 159 (1960) [on admission of Mali to membership in the United Nations] · 1960-09-28
S/RES/157(1960)
Security Council resolution 157 (1960) [on an emergency special session of the General Assembly on the Congo question] · 1960-09-17
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