List of diplomatic partnerships of China
This is a list of countries with which the People's Republic of China has established diplomatic partnerships. Partnership refers to an international cooperative relationship in which countries cooperate in the political, economic, scientific, cultural and other fields because of trust. As of the end of May 2024, China maintains diplomatic relations with 185 countries, of which 180 it has signed cooperation or partnership agreements with; if international organizations are included, the number rises to 190. The diplomatic levels of China can be roughly divided into five types: general partnership, "comprehensive" or "all-round" partnership, general strategic partnership, "comprehensive", "global" or "all-round" strategic partnership, and "all-weather" or "permanent" strategic partnership. A community of shared destiny relationship has also emerged in recent years.
Framework
China establishes bilateral partnerships with other countries that range from broad strategic partnerships to those with more discrete areas of cooperation. The diplomatic levels of China can be roughly divided into five types: general partnership, "comprehensive" or "all-round" partnership, general strategic partnership, "comprehensive", "global" or "all-round" strategic partnership, and "all-weather" or "permanent" strategic partnership. "Comprehensive strategic partnerships" are the broadest, with "strategic partnerships" and "comprehensive cooperative partnerships" used to describe relations with less broad cooperation. Partnership refers to an international cooperative relationship in which countries cooperate in the political, economic, scientific, cultural and other fields because of trust. China generally avoids signing formal alliances and bilateral treaties. It describes this position as "relationship based on partnership rather than alliance".As of the end of May 2024, China has diplomatic relations with 185 countries, of which 180 it has signed cooperation or partnership agreements; if international organizations is added, the number reaches 190.
Community of shared future
"Community of shared future” refers to countries or international organizations that have established a high-level strategic partnership with China and have carried out broader and deeper cooperation, while expressing their recognition of China's values of promoting "building a community of shared future for mankind”, participating in China's Belt and Road initiative and supporting China's global initiatives, and are willing to support and cooperate in China's vision of global governance.Strategic partners
Strategic partnership requires that the cooperation between the two sides is based on national security interests and has consistency in terms of overall, global and core interests. Comprehensive strategic partnership means that the two sides have a wider range of cooperation areas. It is a higher level of strategic relationship and covers a more comprehensive range. There is no specific explanation for the modifiers such as "new era", "all-weather" and "all-round". In short, they all represent that the bilateral cooperation is closer than the general comprehensive strategic partnership, and the areas of bilateral cooperation are deeper and broader.| Name | Chinese name | Countries | |
| All-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era | labels=no | Hungary, Uzbekistan | |
| All-weather comprehensive strategic partnership | labels=no | Belarus | |
| All-weather strategic cooperative partnership | labels=no | Pakistan | |
| All-weather strategic partnership | labels=no | Ethiopia, Venezuela | |
| Permanent comprehensive strategic partnership | labels=no | Kazakhstan | |
| Comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era | labels=no | South Africa | |
| Comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era | labels=no | Tajikistan | |
| Comprehensive strategic partnership of mutual respect and common development in the new era | labels=no | Solomon Islands | |
| Comprehensive strategic partnership in the new Era | labels=no | Kyrgyzstan | |
| Comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership | labels=no | Angola, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe | |
| All-round strategic partnership | labels=no | Germany | |
| Long-term, consistent comprehensive strategic partnership | labels=no | United Kingdom | |
| Comprehensive strategic partnership of mutual respect and common development | labels=no | Cook Islands, Fiji, Micronesia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu | |
| Comprehensive strategic partnership | labels=no | Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay | |
| Strategic partnership for development and prosperity | labels=no | Nepal | |
| Strategic partnership of sincere mutual assistance and everlasting friendship | labels=no | Sri Lanka | |
| Strategic cooperative partnership | labels=no | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, South Korea, Suriname | |
| Mutually beneficial strategic partnership | labels=no | Ireland | |
| Strategic partnership for innovation | labels=no | Switzerland | |
| Strategic partnership | labels=no | Armenia, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic,Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Eritrea, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Slovakia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine | |
| New strategic partnership | labels=no | Canada |