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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Overeall

Overeall Score

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Original Score | 1 / 44

Ranking & Scores
Rank
Country
Score
1
Pakistan
36/44
2
South Africa
34/44
3
Cambodia
30/40
4
Tanzania
31/44
5
Gambia
29/44
5
Kazakhstan
29/44
5
Uruguay
29/44
8
Hungary
23/36
8
Vietnam
23/36
10
Kyrgyzstan
28/44
10
Tajikistan
28/44
12
Mexico
27/44
13
Nigeria
26/44
13
Turkmenistan
26/44
15
Turkey
23/40
16
Ghana
25/44
16
Sierra Leone
25/44
16
Thailand
25/44
16
Venezuela
25/44
20
Egypt
22/40
20
Serbia
22/40
22
Bolívia
24/44
22
Peru
24/44
24
Afghanistan
23/44
24
Brazil
23/44
24
Singapore
23/44
24
South Korea
23/44
28
Georgia
20/40
28
Kenya
22/44
30
Zambia
21/44
31
Chile
20/44
31
Philippines
20/44
33
Ukraine
18/40
34
Bangladesh
19/44
34
Belarus
19/44
34
Lebanon
19/44
37
Panama
17/40
38
Armenia
18/44
38
Costa Rica
18/44
40
Moldova
17/44
40
Senegal
17/44
40
Uzbekistan
17/44
43
Ethiopia
15/40
43
Japan
12/32
45
Argentina
16/44
45
Australia
16/44
45
Azerbaijan
16/44
45
Indonesia
16/44
45
Jordan
16/44
45
Malaysia
16/44
51
Taiwan
13/36
52
India
14/40
53
Bulgaria
15/44
53
Greece
15/44
53
Lithuania
15/44
53
Nicaragua
15/44
57
Ecuador
14/44
57
Italy
14/44
59
United Kingdom
11/36
60
Austria
13/44
60
Colombia
13/44
60
Czech Republic
13/44
63
Estonia
11/40
64
France
12/44
64
United States
12/44
66
Finland
11/44
66
Germany
11/44
66
Montenegro
11/44
66
New Zealand
11/44
70
Poland
9/40
71
Romania
9/44
71
Slovakia
9/44
71
Sweden
9/44
74
Paraguay
8/40
75
Belgium
8/44
76
Canada
7/44
76
North Macedonia
7/44
78
Latvia
6/44
78
Spain
6/44
80
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3/44
81
Albania
1/44
81
Netherlands
1/44

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.

01.My country’s legislature has a joint parliamentary friendship group, committee or other forms of sub-organizations with PRC.

57/ 82

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02.Representatives of a political party in my country’s national legislature have met officially with representatives of the PRC.

79/ 82

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0/ No

3 countries chose this answer :

Ethiopia, Paraguay, Albania

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

6 countries chose this answer :

Jordan, Lebanon, Latvia, Turkmenistan, Moldova, Ukraine

82 countries answered this indicator; 0 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.

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).

41/ 80

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Skipped

2 countries chose this answer :

Japan, Estonia

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

6 countries chose this answer :

Indonesia, Chile, Malaysia, Turkey, Afghanistan, Panama

3/ Few, but significant

10 countries chose this answer :

Australia, New Zealand, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uruguay, Mexico, Vietnam, Lebanon, Tanzania, Ukraine

4/ More than a few, and significant

80 countries answered this indicator; 2 countries skipped this indicator

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04.In my country, politicians or government employees have been pressured by PRC diplomats to change their political or diplomatic stances.

40/ 81

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Skipped

1 countries chose this answer :

Japan

1/ Few, but insignificant

8 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, Australia, Thailand, India, Ghana, Gambia, Austria, Hungary

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

4 countries chose this answer :

Chile, Malaysia, Slovakia, Italy

4/ More than a few, and significant

7 countries chose this answer :

Nigeria, Peru, Vietnam, United States, Zambia, Lithuania, Sweden

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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05.Citizens of my country have been detained in PRC or denied exit visas, and believed to be suffering from unfair legal treatments for political reasons, a.k.a. “hostage diplomacy”.

19/ 80

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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.

06.The head of state, head of government or foreign minister of my country has denied Taiwan’s right to participate as a member, observer or guest in WHO.

14/ 79

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07.My country publicly supported the appointment of a PRC official to be the head of a United Nations agency (such as the FAO or ICAO) or other intergovernmental organizations (such as INTERPOL).

11/ 73

Affected Countries

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Skipped

9 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, Ethiopia, Japan, Vietnam, Poland, United Kingdom, Egypt, Serbia, Hungary

1/ Few, but insignificant

2 countries chose this answer :

Philippines, Zambia

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

1 countries chose this answer :

Georgia

3/ Few, but significant

7 countries chose this answer :

South Africa, Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Costa Rica

4/ More than a few, and significant

1 countries chose this answer :

Pakistan

73 countries answered this indicator; 9 countries skipped this indicator

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08.My government has shown support of 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 6.)

57/ 81

Affected Countries

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Skipped

1 countries chose this answer :

Georgia

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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09.My country has shown one of the following stances on PRC’s treatment of its Uyghur population.

49/ 80

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Skipped

2 countries chose this answer :

Turkey, Hungary

4/ My country has voiced support to PRC’s stance

80 countries answered this indicator; 2 countries skipped this indicator

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10.My country has shown one of the following stances on PRC’s treatment of its Tibet population.

59/ 80

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Skipped

2 countries chose this answer :

United Kingdom, Ukraine

4/ My country has voiced support to PRC’s stance

80 countries answered this indicator; 2 countries skipped this indicator

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11.My government has not publicly criticized the PRC’s imposition of the National Security Law on Hong Kong.

57/ 81

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Skipped

1 countries chose this answer :

India

4/ My country has voiced support to PRC’s stance

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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