UN Votes

China

Permanent Security Council member

5,694

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 memberGA onlyGA + SC
United States of America19.1%43.4%
France42.2%59.2%
Russian Federation71.1%81.3%
United Kingdom40.5%58.0%
USA11.1%FRA24.4%RUS41.1%GBR23.4%

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.

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USAFRARUSGBR

S/RES/2579(2021)

Security Council resolution 2579 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) until 3 June 2022] · 2021-06-03

SCYes

S/RES/2578(2021)

Security Council resolution 2578 (2021) [on extension of the authorizations on the inspection of vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya for a further 12 months] · 2021-06-03

SCYes

S/RES/2577(2021)

Security Council resolution 2577 (2021) [on renewal of sanctions imposed by Security Council resolution 2428 (2018) and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan until 1 July 2022] · 2021-05-28

SCYes

S/RES/2576(2021)

Security Council resolution 2576 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until 27 May 2022] · 2021-05-27

SCYes

S/RES/2574(2021)

Security Council resolution 2574 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 31 Oct. 2021] · 2021-05-11

SCYes

S/RES/2575(2021)

Security Council resolution 2575 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Nov. 2021] · 2021-05-11

SCYes

S/RES/2573(2021)

Security Council resolution 2573 (2021) [on protection of civilian infrastructure in armed conflicts] · 2021-04-27

SCYes

S/RES/2572(2021)

Security Council resolution 2572 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1540 (2004) concerning Non-Proliferation of Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Weapons until 28 Feb. 2022] · 2021-04-22

SCYes

S/RES/2571(2021)

Security Council resolution 2571 (2021) [on extension of the authorizations provided by and the measures imposed by Security Council resolution 2146 (2014) and on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts concerning Libya until 15 Aug. 2022] · 2021-04-16

SCYes

S/RES/2570(2021)

Security Council resolution 2570 (2021) [on composition and operational aspects of the ceasefire monitoring component of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)] · 2021-04-16

SCYes

S/RES/2569(2021)

Security Council resolution 2569 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009) concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea until 30 Apr. 2022] · 2021-03-26

SCYes

S/RES/2567(2021)

Security Council resolution 2567 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 Mar. 2022] · 2021-03-12

SCYes

S/RES/2566(2021)

Security Council resolution 2566 (2021) [on increase of military and police personnel for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)] · 2021-03-12

SCYes

S/RES/2568(2021)

Security Council resolution 2568 (2021) [on authorization to the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 31 Dec. 2021] · 2021-03-12

SCYes

S/RES/2565(2021)

Security Council resolution 2565 (2021) [on international cooperation to facilitate equitable and affordable access to COVID-19 vaccines in conflict areas] · 2021-02-26

SCYes

S/RES/2564(2021)

Security Council resolution 2564 (2021) [on renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) until 28 Feb. 2022 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2022] · 2021-02-25

SCYes

S/RES/2563(2021)

Security Council resolution 2563 (2021) [on authorization to the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 14 Mar. 2021] · 2021-02-25

SCYes

S/RES/2562(2021)

Security Council resolution 2562 (2021) [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. 2022] · 2021-02-11

SCYes

S/RES/2561(2021)

Security Council resolution 2561 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2021] · 2021-01-29

SCYes

S/RES/2560(2020)

Security Council resolution 2560 (2020) [on keeping the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List reliable and up-to-date] · 2020-12-29

SCYes

S/RES/2559(2020)

Security Council resolution 2559 (2020) [on termination of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) as of 31 Dec. 2020] · 2020-12-22

SCYes

S/RES/2558(2020)

Security Council resolution 2558 (2020) [on peacebuilding and sustaining peace] · 2020-12-21

SCYes

S/RES/2557(2020)

Security Council resolution 2557 (2020) [on extension of measures imposed by Security Council resolution 2255 (2015) and extension of the mandate of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team for a period of 12 months] · 2020-12-18

SCYes

S/RES/2556(2020)

Security Council resolution 2556 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) until 20 Dec. 2021] · 2020-12-18

SCYes

S/RES/2555(2020)

Security Council resolution 2555 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 30 June 2021] · 2020-12-18

SCYes

S/RES/2554(2020)

Security Council resolution 2554 (2020) [on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia] · 2020-12-04

SCYes

S/RES/2553(2020)

Security Council resolution 2553 (2020) [on security sector reform] · 2020-12-03

SCYes

S/RES/2552(2020)

Security Council resolution 2552 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 Nov. 2021] · 2020-11-12

SCYes

S/RES/2550(2020)

Security Council resolution 2550 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 May 2021] · 2020-11-12

SCYes

S/RES/2551(2020)

Security Council resolution 2551 (2020) [on extension of exemptions for the arms embargo and enforcement authorizations for the ban on illicit trade and on extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Somalia until 15 Dec. 2021] · 2020-11-12

SCAbstain

S/RES/2549(2020)

Security Council resolution 2549 (2020) [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] · 2020-11-05

SCYes

S/RES/2548(2020)

Security Council resolution 2548 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 Oct. 2021] · 2020-10-30

SCYes

S/RES/2547(2020)

Security Council resolution 2547 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) until 15 Oct. 2021] · 2020-10-15

SCAbstain

S/RES/2546(2020)

Security Council resolution 2546 (2020) [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] · 2020-10-02

SCYes

S/RES/2545(2020)

Security Council resolution 2545 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia until 25 Sept. 2021] · 2020-09-25

SCYes

S/RES/2544(2020)

Security Council resolution 2544 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the Special Adviser and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant until 18 Sept. 2021] · 2020-09-18

SCYes

S/RES/2543(2020)

Security Council resolution 2543 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) until 17 Sept. 2021] · 2020-09-15

SCYes

S/RES/2542(2020)

Security Council resolution 2542 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 Sept. 2021] · 2020-09-15

SCAbstain

S/RES/2541(2020)

Security Council resolution 2541 (2020) [on renewal of sanctions imposed by Security Council resolution 2374 (2017) and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts concerning Mali until 30 Sept. 2021] · 2020-08-31

SCYes

S/RES/2539(2020)

Security Council resolution 2539 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until 31 Aug. 2021] · 2020-08-28

SCYes

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

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