Domestic Politics

The Domestic Politics Domain evaluates PRC efforts to influence the political landscape in the Index country, and the footprint of PRC security companies.

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Overeall

Overeall Score

Ranking | 1

Original Score | 1 / 44

Ranking & Scores
Rank
Country
Score
1
South Africa
33/44
2
United States
23/32
3
Philippines
25/36
4
Panama
27/40
5
Australia
27/44
5
Germany
27/44
5
United Kingdom
27/44
8
Thailand
23/40
9
Kyrgyzstan
25/44
9
Mexico
25/44
9
Peru
25/44
9
Venezuela
25/44
13
New Zealand
22/40
14
Georgia
24/44
14
Tanzania
24/44
16
Cambodia
19/36
16
Pakistan
19/36
16
Zambia
19/36
19
South Korea
23/44
20
Argentina
22/44
20
Chile
22/44
20
Taiwan
22/44
23
Afghanistan
21/44
24
Malaysia
19/40
24
Serbia
19/40
26
Indonesia
20/44
26
Sierra Leone
20/44
26
Tajikistan
20/44
29
Costa Rica
19/44
30
Turkey
17/40
31
Bosnia and Herzegovina
18/44
31
Uruguay
18/44
33
Brazil
17/44
33
Gambia
17/44
33
Ghana
17/44
33
Kenya
17/44
33
Uzbekistan
17/44
38
Hungary
15/40
39
Egypt
16/44
39
Italy
16/44
39
Romania
16/44
39
Singapore
16/44
43
Moldova
15/44
43
Turkmenistan
15/44
45
Belarus
13/40
45
Vietnam
13/40
47
Austria
14/44
47
Japan
14/44
49
Montenegro
12/40
50
Czech Republic
13/44
50
Estonia
13/44
50
India
13/44
50
Nigeria
13/44
50
Slovakia
13/44
50
Ukraine
13/44
56
Bolívia
12/44
56
Bulgaria
12/44
56
Ethiopia
12/44
56
Jordan
12/44
56
Spain
12/44
61
Bangladesh
8/32
61
Belgium
11/44
61
Colombia
11/44
61
Ecuador
11/44
61
Finland
11/44
61
Lebanon
11/44
61
Poland
10/40
68
Azerbaijan
10/44
68
Canada
10/44
68
Kazakhstan
10/44
68
Sweden
10/44
72
Greece
8/40
73
Albania
8/44
74
Armenia
7/44
74
France
7/44
74
Nicaragua
7/44
74
North Macedonia
7/44
78
Netherlands
6/44
79
Lithuania
4/44
79
Senegal
4/44
81
Latvia
3/40
82
Paraguay
0/36

Exposure

Exposure assesses the conditions that make the target country vulnerable to PRC's influence, e.g. in terms of economic dependence, or the receiving of some form of benefit.

01.In my country, politicians or government employees at the sub-national level are signing agreements with the PRC government or state-owned enterprises.

61/ 81

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1 countries chose this answer :

United States

1/ Few, but insignificant

5 countries chose this answer :

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Zambia, Finland, Ecuador

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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02.In my country, local municipalities have sister-city ties (友好城市) with municipalities in the PRC.

71/ 81

Affected Countries

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1 countries chose this answer :

Bangladesh

0/ No

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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03.In my country, politicians or government employees have taken trips to the PRC paid for by PRC-connected individuals or entities.

51/ 73

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9 countries chose this answer :

Thailand, Cambodia, Turkey, Montenegro, Latvia, Zambia, Hungary, Greece, Pakistan

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Indonesia, Malaysia, Lebanon, Albania, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Italy

4/ More than a few, and significant

73 countries answered this indicator; 9 countries skipped this indicator

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04.In my country, politicians or government employees visit the PRC and have meetings with PRC officials and think tanks.

80/ 81

Affected Countries

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Skipped

1 countries chose this answer :

Paraguay

0/ No

1 countries chose this answer :

Lithuania

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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05.In my country, law enforcement and judicial related training offered the PRC-connected individuals or entities has been accepted by national or subnational governments.

35/ 81

Affected Countries

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Skipped

1 countries chose this answer :

New Zealand

1/ Few, but insignificant

6 countries chose this answer :

Kazakhstan, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Germany, Tanzania

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Chile, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Belarus

4/ More than a few, and significant

6 countries chose this answer :

South Africa, Peru, Philippines, Gambia, Afghanistan, Pakistan

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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06.In my country, there are reports of politicians or political parties receiving campaign donations that originate in the PRC.

18/ 78

Affected Countries

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Skipped

4 countries chose this answer :

Philippines, Cambodia, Serbia, Bangladesh

1/ Few, but insignificant

4 countries chose this answer :

Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Finland, Italy

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

0 countries chose this answer :

3/ Few, but significant

4/ More than a few, and significant

4 countries chose this answer :

Australia, Ghana, Zambia, Afghanistan

78 countries answered this indicator; 4 countries skipped this indicator

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Pressure

Pressure measures the actions that the PRC directly or indirectly exerts over the target country in order to change the behavior of people in the target country, e.g. in terms of threatening economic punishment to provoke/prevent a political decision.

07.In my country, groups with reported links to the United Front Work Department (UFWD) have hosted fundraisings or have provided other forms of support for government employees, politicians or parties.

18/ 82

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1/ Few, but insignificant

6 countries chose this answer :

Peru, Japan, Germany, Austria, Finland, Netherlands

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

1 countries chose this answer :

Italy

3/ Few, but significant

4/ More than a few, and significant

1 countries chose this answer :

United States

82 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator

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08.In my country, groups with reported links to the United Front Work Department (UFWD) have made public statements opposing the candidacy of a local political candidate or party, claiming them being “anti-China”.

3/ 81

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Skipped

1 countries chose this answer :

United States

1/ Few, but insignificant

2 countries chose this answer :

Germany, Panama

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

0 countries chose this answer :

3/ Few, but significant

1 countries chose this answer :

Zambia

4/ More than a few, and significant

0 countries chose this answer :

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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Effect

Effect evaluates the degree of accommodations the target country makes to the PRC, and the actual effects and impacts on the target country.

09.In my country, politicians or government employees have publicly expressed positive views of the PRC government.

68/ 80

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Skipped

2 countries chose this answer :

United States, Poland

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Bangladesh, Romania, Ukraine, Italy

3/ Few, but significant

80 countries answered this indicator; 2 countries skipped this indicator

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10.In my country, politicians or government employees have received direct or deferred benefits from PRC-connected individuals or entities openly or covertly (e.g. have been appointed to lucrative positions as board members or consultants with PRC-invested firms, casinos, energy companies, etc.) during or in retirement from public office.

33/ 73

Affected Countries

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Skipped

1/ Few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, France, Austria, Ukraine, Spain

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

0 countries chose this answer :

4/ More than a few, and significant

73 countries answered this indicator; 9 countries skipped this indicator

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11.In my country, security services (安保/保安) offered by private PRC companies are contracted by national or subnational governments.

15/ 82

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1/ Few, but insignificant

3 countries chose this answer :

Armenia, Malaysia, Ukraine

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

2 countries chose this answer :

Cambodia, Egypt

3/ Few, but significant

4/ More than a few, and significant

3 countries chose this answer :

South Africa, India, Tanzania

82 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator

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