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/2538(2020)

Security Council resolution 2538 (2020) [on women in peacekeeping operations] · 2020-08-28

SCYes

S/RES/2540(2020)

Security Council resolution 2540 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Aug. 2021] · 2020-08-28

SCYes

S/RES/2536(2020)

Security Council resolution 2536 (2020) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 July 2021 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 31 Aug. 2021] · 2020-07-28

SCYes

S/RES/2537(2020)

Security Council resolution 2537 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 Jan. 2021] · 2020-07-28

SCYes

S/RES/2534(2020)

Security Council resolution 2534 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) until 15 July 2021] · 2020-07-14

SCYes

S/RES/2535(2020)

Security Council resolution 2535 (2020) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution] · 2020-07-14

SCYes

S/RES/2533(2020)

Security Council resolution 2533 (2020) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism for a period of 12 months] · 2020-07-11

SCAbstain

S/2020/667

Draft resolution S/2020/667 — vetoed by CHN, RUS · 2020-07-10

SCVetoedNo

S/2020/654

Draft resolution S/2020/654 — vetoed by CHN, RUS · 2020-07-07

SCVetoedNo

S/RES/2532(2020)

Security Council resolution 2532 (2020) [on cessation of hostilities in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic] · 2020-07-01

SCYes

S/RES/2531(2020)

Security Council resolution 2531 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) until 30 June 2021] · 2020-06-29

SCYes

S/RES/2530(2020)

Security Council resolution 2530 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) until 31 Dec. 2020] · 2020-06-29

SCYes

S/RES/2529(2020)

Security Council resolution 2529 (2020) [on appointment of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with effect from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2022] · 2020-06-25

SCYes

S/RES/2528(2020)

Security Council resolution 2528 (2020) [on renewal of measures on arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo imposed by Security Council resolution 2293 (2016) until 1 July 2021 and extension of the mandate of the Group of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004) until 1 Aug. 2021] · 2020-06-25

SCYes

S/RES/2527(2020)

Security Council resolution 2527 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 Aug. 2020] · 2020-06-22

SCYes

S/RES/2526(2020)

Security Council resolution 2526 (2020) [on extension of the authorizations on the inspection of vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya for a further 12 months] · 2020-06-05

SCYes

S/RES/2525(2020)

Security Council resolution 2525 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 31 Dec. 2020] · 2020-06-03

SCYes

S/RES/2524(2020)

Security Council resolution 2524 (2020) [on establishment of the Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS)] · 2020-06-03

SCYes

S/RES/2523(2020)

Security Council resolution 2523 (2020) [on maintaining force levels of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 3 June 2020] · 2020-05-29

SCYes

S/RES/2522(2020)

Security Council resolution 2522 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 May 2021] · 2020-05-29

SCYes

S/RES/2521(2020)

Security Council resolution 2521 (2020) [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 2021] · 2020-05-29

SCAbstain

S/RES/2520(2020)

Security Council resolution 2520 (2020) [on authorization to the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 28 Feb. 2021] · 2020-05-29

SCYes

S/RES/2519(2020)

Security Council resolution 2519 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Nov. 2020] · 2020-05-14

SCYes

S/RES/2515(2020)

Security Council resolution 2515 (2020) [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. 2021] · 2020-03-30

SCYes

S/RES/2518(2020)

Security Council resolution 2518 (2020) [on safety and security of peacekeepers] · 2020-03-30

SCYes

S/RES/2517(2020)

Security Council resolution 2517 (2020) [on maintaining of the current troop and police ceilings of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 31 May 2020] · 2020-03-30

SCYes

S/RES/2516(2020)

Security Council resolution 2516 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 30 June 2020] · 2020-03-30

SCYes

S/RES/2514(2020)

Security Council resolution 2514 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 15 Mar. 2021] · 2020-03-12

SCYes

S/RES/2513(2020)

Security Council resolution 2513 (2020) [on the situation in Afghanistan] · 2020-03-10

SCYes

S/RES/2512(2020)

Security Council resolution 2512 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) until 31 Dec. 2020] · 2020-02-28

SCYes

S/RES/2511(2020)

Security Council resolution 2511 (2020) [on renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) until 26 Feb. 2021 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2021] · 2020-02-25

SCAbstain

S/RES/2510(2020)

Security Council resolution 2510 (2020) [on endorsement of the conclusions of the Berlin Conference on Libya convened on 19 Jan. 2020] · 2020-02-12

SCYes

S/RES/2509(2020)

Security Council resolution 2509 (2020) [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 May 2021] · 2020-02-11

SCYes

S/RES/2508(2020)

Security Council resolution 2508 (2020) [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. 2021] · 2020-02-11

SCYes

S/RES/2507(2020)

Security Council resolution 2507 (2020) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 July 2020 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 31 Aug. 2020] · 2020-01-31

SCAbstain

S/RES/2506(2020)

Security Council resolution 2506 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2020] · 2020-01-30

SCYes

S/RES/2505(2020)

Security Council resolution 2505 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) until 15 July 2020] · 2020-01-13

SCYes

S/RES/2504(2020)

Security Council resolution 2504 (2020) [on humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and renewal of authorization of relief delivery and monitoring mechanism for a period of 6 months] · 2020-01-10

SCAbstain

S/2019/961

Draft resolution S/2019/961 — vetoed by CHN, RUS · 2019-12-20

SCVetoedNo

S/RES/2502(2019)

Security Council resolution 2502 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) until 20 Dec. 2020] · 2019-12-19

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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