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China: UN Voting Friends & Foes

Which countries vote with China at the UN General Assembly — and which vote against it? Agreement rates over every shared roll-call vote since 1946. Click any country for the full pair-by-pair breakdown.

Closest voting partners

China’s closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946
CountryAgreementShared votes
Cambodia88.4%3,567
Somalia88.2%2,971
Zimbabwe87.9%3,427
Sudan87.6%4,369
Vietnam87.4%3,800
Oman87.0%4,386
Comoros87.0%2,930
Djibouti87.0%3,874
Brunei87.0%3,371
Bangladesh86.9%4,244

Most opposed countries

Countries most opposed to China in UN General Assembly voting since 1946
CountryAgreementShared votes
United States16.7%4,496
Israel23.7%4,222
Palau31.0%1,345
Micronesia (Federated States of)33.4%1,917
United Kingdom37.5%4,501
France40.2%4,483
Canada43.9%4,515
Belgium45.5%4,506
Luxembourg46.6%4,499
Italy47.4%4,501

Frequently asked questions

Which country votes most like China at the UN?

Cambodia is China's closest UN voting partner, agreeing in 88.4% of 3,567 shared General Assembly votes since 1946.

Which country disagrees with China most at the UN?

United States is China's most opposed UN voting counterpart, agreeing in only 16.7% of 4,496 shared General Assembly votes since 1946.

How is UN voting agreement calculated?

Agreement is the share of UN General Assembly roll-call votes in which both countries cast the same vote (yes, no, or abstain), over every vote both participated in since 1946.

Data source: Erik Voeten et al., 'United Nations General Assembly Voting Data', Harvard Dataverse.