China vs Russia: UN Voting Alignment
How often do China and Russia vote the same way at the UN General Assembly? Agreement over every shared roll-call vote since 1946, by year, decade, and topic — plus the resolutions where they split.
Overall agreement
72.7%
of 4,489 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.0% | 641 |
| 1980 | 78.1% | 1,296 |
| 1990 | 57.3% | 745 |
| 2000 | 76.2% | 906 |
| 2010 | 75.3% | 900 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 83.0% | 962 |
| Nuclear weapons | 50.3% | 708 |
| Disarmament | 57.3% | 897 |
| Colonialism | 82.1% | 654 |
| Human rights | 76.8% | 878 |
| Economic development | 71.3% | 574 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | China | Russia |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/71/63 Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | yes | no |
R/65/206 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2010-12-21 | no | yes |
R/63/168 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT | 2008-12-18 | no | yes |
R/58/194 Situation of human rights in Turkmenistan : resolution / ado | 2003-12-22 | no | yes |
R/53/158 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1998-12-04 | no | yes |
R/52/140 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1997-12-06 | no | yes |
R/51/107 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/51/112 HUMAN RIGHTS, SUDAN | 1996-12-05 | no | yes |
R/51/45M NUCLEAR WEAPONS, LEGALITY | 1996-12-03 | yes | no |
R/50/188 HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN | 1995-12-06 | no | yes |
Frequently asked questions
How often do China and Russia vote together at the UN?
China and Russia voted the same way in 72.7% of 4,489 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do China and Russia agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, China and Russia largely agree: they voted the same way in 76.8% of 878 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did China and Russia last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2016-12-05 China voted "yes" and Russia voted "no" on A/RES/71/63 (Nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).