Foreign Policy
The Foreign Policy Domain gauges PRC efforts to achieve diplomatic objectives by influencing key actors in the Index country.
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.My country’s legislature has a joint parliamentary friendship group, committee or other forms of sub-organizations with the PRC.
2024
72/ 96
Affected Countries
0/ No
24 countries chose this answer :
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Spain, Paraguay, Afghanistan, India, Senegal, Ethiopia, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Timor-Leste, El Salvador, Philippines, Indonesia, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia
4/ Yes
72 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Belarus, Mongolia, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Gambia, Algeria, France, Lithuania, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkey, Portugal, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Ukraine, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Singapore, Brazil, Estonia, Poland, Vietnam, Nepal, Russia, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, Argentina, Uruguay, Thailand, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Cambodia, United States, Germany, Israel, Sri Lanka
96 countries answered this indicator; 2 countries skipped this indicator
02.My country receives foreign aid or significant in-kind donations from the PRC.
2024
61/ 98
Affected Countries
0/ No
37 countries chose this answer :
Mexico, France, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Iceland, Romania, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, Spain, Turkmenistan, India, Singapore, Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Vietnam, Russia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Israel
1/ Few, but insignificant
9 countries chose this answer :
Algeria, Austria, Montenegro, Portugal, Paraguay, Afghanistan, Uruguay, Thailand, Japan
2/ More than a few, but insignificant
4 countries chose this answer :
3/ Few, but significant
16 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Egypt, Belarus, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Taiwan, New Zealand, Uganda, Angola
4/ More than a few, and significant
32 countries chose this answer :
Armenia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Gambia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Bolivia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Argentina, El Salvador, Philippines, Myanmar, Mozambique, Indonesia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka
98 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator
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
47/ 97
Affected Countries
Skipped
1 countries chose this answer :
0/ No
50 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Belarus, Colombia, France, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Greece, North Macedonia, Iceland, Romania, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, Spain, Nicaragua, Paraguay, India, Senegal, Taiwan, Brazil, Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, New Zealand, El Salvador, Myanmar, Angola, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Canada, Cambodia, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, Sri Lanka
1/ Few, but insignificant
13 countries chose this answer :
Latvia, Armenia, Tajikistan, Egypt, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Moldova, Bolivia, Russia, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Argentina
2/ More than a few, but insignificant
7 countries chose this answer :
Panama, Algeria, Turkey, Portugal, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia
3/ Few, but significant
13 countries chose this answer :
Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Mexico, Chile, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Singapore, Vietnam, Uruguay, Uganda, Indonesia
4/ More than a few, and significant
14 countries chose this answer :
Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Gambia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Thailand
97 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator
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.
04.Citizens of my country have been detained in the PRC or denied exit for political reasons, a.k.a. “hostage diplomacy.”
2024
17/ 98
Affected Countries
0/ No
81 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Belarus, Mongolia, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Gambia, Algeria, France, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Finland, Denmark, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece, North Macedonia, Iceland, Portugal, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, Spain, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Paraguay, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, India, Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Singapore, Brazil, Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Vietnam, Nepal, Russia, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Cambodia, Germany, Israel, Sri Lanka
4/ Yes
17 countries chose this answer :
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Sweden, Ireland, Turkey, Nigeria, South Africa, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Australia
98 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator
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
25/ 94
Affected Countries
Skipped
4 countries chose this answer :
0/ No
69 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Belarus, Mongolia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, France, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Ireland, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkey, Iceland, Portugal, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, Spain, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Paraguay, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, India, Senegal, Kenya, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Poland, Nepal, New Zealand, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Uruguay, El Salvador, Philippines, Thailand, Angola, Indonesia, Qatar, Cambodia, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Sri Lanka
4/ Yes
94 countries answered this indicator; 4 countries skipped this indicator
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.
06.My country has signed an agreement with the PRC to classify their diplomatic relationship as a "Strategic Partnership" or beyond.
2024
73/ 98
Affected Countries
0/ No
25 countries chose this answer :
Latvia, Armenia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Iceland, Romania, Moldova, Netherlands, Ukraine, Paraguay, Afghanistan, India, Taiwan, Estonia, El Salvador, South Korea, United States, Australia, Israel
4/ Yes
73 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Egypt, Belarus, Mongolia, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Gambia, Algeria, France, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Denmark, Ireland, Serbia, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Singapore, Brazil, Czech Republic, Poland, Vietnam, Nepal, Russia, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Argentina, Uruguay, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola, Japan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Canada, Cambodia, Germany, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka
98 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator
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
66/ 95
Affected Countries
0/ No
29 countries chose this answer :
Lithuania, Austria, Belgium, Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Albania, Greece, North Macedonia, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, Paraguay, Senegal, Singapore, Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Israel
4/ Yes
66 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Belarus, Mongolia, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Gambia, Algeria, France, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Portugal, Romania, Moldova, Spain, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Brazil, Vietnam, Nepal, Russia, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka
95 countries answered this indicator; 3 countries skipped this indicator
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
77/ 98
Affected Countries
0/ My country has rejected PRC‘s claim
21 countries chose this answer :
France, Lithuania, Albania, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, India, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Estonia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan, Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia
2/ My country has remained silent
60 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Belarus, Mongolia, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkey, Iceland, Romania, Ukraine, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Paraguay, Turkmenistan, South Africa, Senegal, Ethiopia, Singapore, Brazil, Poland, Nepal, Russia, Zimbabwe, Timor-Leste, Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Thailand, Myanmar, Mozambique, Indonesia, South Korea, Israel, Sri Lanka
4/ My country has adhered to PRC‘s claim
17 countries chose this answer :
Tajikistan, Jordan, Egypt, Venezuela, Gambia, Algeria, Moldova, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Cambodia
98 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator
09.My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's treatment, governance, or policy towards the Uyghur population in Xinjiang.
2024
67/ 97
Affected Countries
Skipped
1 countries chose this answer :
0/ My country has rejected PRC‘s claim
30 countries chose this answer :
Armenia, France, Lithuania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Iceland, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Ukraine, Spain, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Israel
2/ My country has remained silent
36 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Gambia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia, Greece, Romania, Moldova, Paraguay, India, South Africa, Kenya, Singapore, Brazil, Vietnam, Russia, Malaysia, Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, South Korea, Sri Lanka
4/ My country has adhered to PRC‘s claim
31 countries chose this answer :
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Belarus, Mongolia, Venezuela, Algeria, Bangladesh, Serbia, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Cambodia
97 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator
10.My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's treatment, governance, or policy toward the Tibet population.
2024
76/ 96
Affected Countries
0/ My country has rejected PRC‘s claim
20 countries chose this answer :
France, Lithuania, Austria, Sweden, Ireland, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Netherlands, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Estonia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia
2/ My country has remained silent
55 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Finland, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, Iceland, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Spain, Bolivia, Paraguay, Afghanistan, India, South Africa, Senegal, Kenya, Singapore, Brazil, Poland, Vietnam, Russia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Angola, Indonesia, South Korea, Israel, Sri Lanka
4/ My country has adhered to PRC‘s claim
21 countries chose this answer :
Uzbekistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Belarus, Mongolia, Venezuela, Gambia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Serbia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Cambodia
96 countries answered this indicator; 2 countries skipped this indicator
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
73/ 98
Affected Countries
0/ My country has rejected PRC‘s claim
25 countries chose this answer :
France, Lithuania, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Ireland, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Iceland, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia
2/ My country has remained silent
46 countries chose this answer :
Georgia, Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bulgaria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Ukraine, Bolivia, Paraguay, India, South Africa, Senegal, Kenya, Brazil, Vietnam, Russia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Argentina, Uruguay, El Salvador, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, South Korea, Qatar, Israel, Sri Lanka
4/ My country has adhered to PRC‘s claim
27 countries chose this answer :
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Belarus, Venezuela, Gambia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Hungary, Serbia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Singapore, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Uganda, Mozambique, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia
98 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator
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