Foreign Policy

The Foreign Policy Domain gauges PRC efforts to achieve diplomatic objectives by influencing key actors in the Index country.

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Ranking & Scores
Rank
Country
Score
1st
Nigeria
44/44
2nd
Pakistan
36/40
3rd
Gambia
38/44
3rd
Uganda
38/44
3rd
Zimbabwe
38/44
6th
Tanzania
36/44
6th
Venezuela
36/44
8th
Mozambique
32/40
9th
Tajikistan
35/44
10th
Algeria
31/40
11th
Ethiopia
34/44
11th
Saudi Arabia
34/44
11th
South Africa
34/44
14th
Nepal
30/40
15th
Ecuador
32/44
15th
Egypt
32/44
15th
Kyrgyzstan
32/44
15th
Cambodia
32/44
15th
Sierra Leone
32/44
20th
Costa Rica
31/44
20th
Mongolia
31/44
20th
Serbia
31/44
20th
Uzbekistan
31/44
24th
Democratic Republic of the Congo
28/40
25th
Chile
30/44
25th
Kenya
30/44
25th
Panama
30/44
25th
Turkmenistan
30/44
29th
Angola
29/44
29th
Argentina
29/44
29th
Belarus
29/44
29th
Jordan
29/44
29th
Lebanon
29/44
34th
Ghana
28/44
34th
Nicaragua
28/44
34th
Peru
28/44
37th
Bolivia
27/44
38th
Turkey
24/40
39th
Brazil
26/44
39th
Qatar
26/44
41st
Bangladesh
25/44
41st
Kazakhstan
25/44
41st
Russia
25/44
41st
Singapore
25/44
41st
Thailand
25/44
41st
Vietnam
25/44
47th
Myanmar
20/36
48th
Sri Lanka
24/44
48th
Philippines
24/44
48th
Uruguay
24/44
51st
Bulgaria
23/44
51st
Colombia
23/44
51st
Georgia
23/44
51st
Indonesia
23/44
51st
Moldova
23/44
51st
Mexico
23/44
51st
Malaysia
23/44
51st
Timor-Leste
23/44
59th
Azerbaijan
22/44
59th
Hungary
22/44
61st
Afghanistan
21/44
62nd
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20/44
62nd
South Korea
20/44
64th
Armenia
19/44
65th
Latvia
16/40
66th
Japan
17/44
67th
Greece
16/44
67th
Romania
16/44
67th
Senegal
16/44
67th
El Salvador
16/44
71st
Portugal
15/44
72nd
Ireland
14/44
72nd
Israel
14/44
74th
Slovakia
12/40
75th
Belgium
12/44
75th
Canada
12/44
75th
Germany
12/44
75th
Denmark
12/44
75th
Finland
12/44
75th
France
12/44
75th
Italy
12/44
75th
Montenegro
12/44
75th
Poland
12/44
84th
Austria
11/44
84th
New Zealand
11/44
86th
Spain
10/44
86th
India
10/44
86th
North Macedonia
10/44
86th
Sweden
10/44
90th
Paraguay
9/44
91st
Ukraine
8/40
92nd
Estonia
8/44
92nd
United Kingdom
8/44
92nd
United States
8/44
95th
Taiwan
7/40
96th
Albania
5/44
97th
Iceland
4/40
98th
Australia
4/44
98th
Czech Republic
4/44
98th
Lithuania
4/44
101st
Netherlands
0/44

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.

02.My country receives foreign aid or significant in-kind donations from the PRC.

2024

64/ 101

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03.The PRC provides training to diplomats or civil servants on governance from my country (such as at 国家行政学院 or 中央党校).

2024

50/ 100

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Skipped

1 countries chose this answer :

Democratic Republic of the Congo

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Panama, Algeria, Turkey, Portugal, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia

3/ Few, but significant

4/ More than a few, and significant

100 countries answered this indicator; 1 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.

05.In my country, politicians or government officials participate in events or projects affiliated with the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED, 中国环境与发展国际合作委员会).

2024

26/ 97

Affected Countries

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Alignment

Alignment evaluates the degree of accommodations the target country makes to the PRC, and the actual policy changes and impacts on the target country.

07.My country unquestionably uses PRC’s "One China Principle" which articulates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, rather than my country's own "One China Policy."

2024

69/ 98

Affected Countries

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08.My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's territorial claims (such as on the South China Sea arbitration ruling issued by the UNCLOS Arbitral Tribunal in July 2016); except claims over Taiwan, which are indirectly covered in indicator 7.

2024

80/ 101

Affected Countries

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09.My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's treatment, governance, or policy towards the Uyghur population in Xinjiang.

2024

70/ 100

Affected Countries

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10.My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's treatment, governance, or policy toward the Tibet population.

2024

79/ 99

Affected Countries

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11.My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's ongoing repression in Hong Kong, such as the imposition of the National Security Law or other actions to persecute Hong Kong protestors or activists.

2024

76/ 101

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