China vs United States: UN Voting Alignment
How often do China and United States 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
16.7%
of 4,496 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 6.7% | 963 |
| Nuclear weapons | 18.7% | 707 |
| Disarmament | 21.7% | 897 |
| Colonialism | 5.5% | 656 |
| Human rights | 7.3% | 874 |
| Economic development | 13.6% | 572 |
Frequently asked questions
How often do China and United States vote together at the UN?
China and United States voted the same way in 16.7% of 4,496 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do China and United States agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, China and United States mostly disagree: they voted the same way in 7.3% of 874 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.