Relationship with the United Nations China has been a member of the UN since October 24, 1945. China is one of the permanent members of the UN Security Council. This gives China the ability to express its views and beliefs toward issues in a way that few nations can. China supports the UN in its peace keeping efforts. However, China will not commit troops to these efforts.
China has very strong views and convictions.
Its primary objective is the maintenance, preservation, and economic growth of China. If China feels that the UN is in any way hindering this goal, it will voice these concerns and will not hesitate to oppose any resolutions that fall into that category. Foreign Policy China s foreign policy since the late 1970s has been a function of its domestic priorities. Under its current leadership, China has continued to reduce tensions with its neighbors, agreeing on downsizing its troop deployment along borders and other confidence-building measures with Russia and its central Asian neighbors. China has adopted a less confrontational and even conciliatory stand in resolving its territorial disputes with India and Japan.