UN Votes

China

Permanent Security Council member
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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%
USA — 11.1%FRA — 24.4%RUS — 41.1%GBR — 23.4%

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

A/RES/61/222

Oceans and the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/61/184

Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/61/201

Protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/61/186

International trade and development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-20

GAYes

S/RES/1731(2006)

Security Council resolution 1731 (2006) [on renewal of the measures on arms, travel and diamonds imposed on Liberia by resolution 1521 (2003)] · 2006-12-20

SCYes

A/RES/61/175

Situation of human rights in Belarus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GANo

A/RES/61/169

The right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/160

Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/173

Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAAbstain

A/RES/61/146

Rights of the child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/174

Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GANo

A/RES/61/170

Human rights and unilateral coercive measures : resolution / adopted by the General · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/152

The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/176

Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GANo

A/RES/61/163

The right to food : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/156

Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/151

Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/164

Combating defamation of religions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/162

Respect for the right of universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunification : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/159

Composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/154

The human rights situation arising from the recent Israeli military operations in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/149

Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/147

Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

A/RES/61/166

Promotion of equitable and mutually respectful dialogue on human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-19

GAYes

S/RES/1730(2006)

Security Council resolution 1730 (2006) [on de-listing procedure for removing individuals and entities from sanctions lists] · 2006-12-19

SCYes

A/RES/ES-10/17

Establishment of the United Nations Register of Damage caused by the Construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-15

GAYes

S/RES/1727(2006)

Security Council resolution 1727 (2006) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Group of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1572 (2004)] · 2006-12-15

SCYes

S/RES/1726(2006)

Security Council resolution 1726 (2006) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and of the French forces which support i] · 2006-12-15

SCYes

S/RES/1728(2006)

Security Council resolution 1728 (2006) [on extention of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus] · 2006-12-15

SCYes

S/RES/1729(2006)

Security Council resolution 1729 (2006) [on extention of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 2006-12-15

SCYes

A/RES/61/128[B-XI]

United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-VIII]

Pitcairn : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-V]

Cayman Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-II]

Anguilla : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-IV]

British Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-IX]

Saint Helena : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-III]

Bermuda : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-VII]

Montserrat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-VI]

Guam : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/61/128[B-I]

American Samoa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 2006-12-14

GAYes

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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