This is a list of countries with which the People's Republic of China has established diplomatic partnerships. The concept of "partnership" began after the end of the Cold War. After the end of the Cold War, NATO implemented the "Partnership for Peace Program" to establish partnerships with non-NATO countries. Partnership refers to an international cooperative relationship in which countries (regions, organizations) cooperate in the political, economic, scientific, cultural and other fields because of trust. [1]
As of the end of May 2024, China has established diplomatic relations with 185 countries, of which 180 have established cooperation or even partnership. If cooperation or partnership with international organizations is added, the number reaches 190. [2] The diplomatic level of the People's Republic of China can be roughly divided into five types: general partnership, partnership with the title of "comprehensive" or "all-round", general strategic partnership, strategic partnership with the title of "comprehensive", "global" or "all-round", and strategic partnership with the title of "all-weather" or "permanent". [3] There is also the community of shared destiny relationship that has emerged in recent years.
"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 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.