How China votes at the UN

Does China vote with Russia at the UN?

China agreed with Russia on 86% of recorded votes in 2025, against an average of 78% for all members, ranking 12th of 190. It agreed even more with India on 93% and Pakistan on 96%. China is not a formal member of the Group of 77 developing countries, but the group speaks as "the Group of 77 and China." China's government describes China as a developing country and as the group's "closest cooperation partner."

China parts from the majority in three areas. On Ukraine, it abstains on most resolutions where Russia votes no. On nuclear disarmament, China votes with the other nuclear powers against the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It voted no with Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea and Russia on Japan's resolution on a roadmap toward a world without nuclear weapons. On human rights in a named country, it voted no on resolutions about Iran and about Ukraine's occupied territories in 2025.

How does China vote on Ukraine?

China abstains on most resolutions on the war in Ukraine but voted no on two of them in 2022. It abstained on the March 2, 2022 resolution "Aggression against Ukraine," which demanded that Russia "immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces" from Ukraine. China's then ambassador, Zhang Jun, said the text did not take full account of the history and complexity of the crisis or of "indivisible security" (the argument that one country's security should not come at another's expense). He said it had not been fully consulted with all members.

China voted no on suspending Russia from the Human Rights Council on April 7, 2022. The resolution cited reports of human rights violations by Russia in Ukraine. Zhang Jun said the move "forces countries to choose sides" and "It is like adding fuel to the fire." China also voted no on the November 14, 2022 resolution on reparations. Deputy ambassador Geng Shuang said "the General Assembly is not an international judicial body."

On February 24, 2025, China abstained on both Ukraine resolutions, including one that the United States and Russia both voted against. Ambassador Fu Cong cited "no spillover of the battlefield, no escalation of the fighting, and no provocation by any party." The same day, China voted yes on a United States text in the Security Council, resolution 2774, which passed 10-0-5. On December 3, 2025, China abstained on the return of Ukrainian children and Russia voted no. China also abstained on the Ukraine resolution of February 24, 2026 (107-12-51), as did the United States.