China vs Vietnam: UN Voting Alignment
How often do China and Vietnam 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
87.4%
of 3,800 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946
Agreement by year
Agreement by decade
| Decade | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.7% | 216 |
| 1980 | 82.9% | 1,238 |
| 1990 | 93.5% | 693 |
| 2000 | 94.2% | 789 |
| 2010 | 81.8% | 863 |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 1 |
Agreement by topic
| Topic | Agreement | Shared votes |
|---|---|---|
| Israel–Palestine | 98.7% | 920 |
| Nuclear weapons | 70.6% | 660 |
| Disarmament | 75.1% | 792 |
| Colonialism | 96.4% | 557 |
| Human rights | 92.1% | 764 |
| Economic development | 88.4% | 457 |
Biggest splits
| Resolution | Date | China | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|
A/RES/72/43 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/50 United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/72/31 Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2017-12-04 | no | yes |
A/RES/71/69 Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly | 2016-12-05 | no | yes |
R/44/22 KAMPUCHEA | 1989-11-05 | yes | no |
R/43/19 KAMPUCHEA | 1988-11-05 | yes | no |
R/42/135 HUMAN RIGHTS, AFGHANISTAN | 1987-12-02 | yes | no |
R/42/15 AFGHANISTAN | 1987-11-03 | yes | no |
R/42/3 KAMPUCHEA | 1987-10-04 | yes | no |
R/41/158 HUMAN RIGHTS, AFGHANISTAN | 1986-12-05 | yes | no |
Frequently asked questions
How often do China and Vietnam vote together at the UN?
China and Vietnam voted the same way in 87.4% of 3,800 shared UN General Assembly votes since 1946.
Do China and Vietnam agree on human rights votes?
On human rights resolutions, China and Vietnam largely agree: they voted the same way in 92.1% of 764 shared human-rights votes at the UN General Assembly.
When did China and Vietnam last disagree at the UN?
Among their biggest recent splits, on 2017-12-04 China voted "no" and Vietnam voted "yes" on A/RES/72/43 (Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly).