China
Issues
D
Environmental Protections - Country Rating
China has a deplorable record on environmental protection.
C
Women's Equality - Country Rating
China does better on women's equality than it does on other issues we track, but has a poor score even here.
F
LGBTQ Equality - Country Rating
China lags way behind on protections for the LGTBQ community. It offers no legal protection against discrimination to members of the LGTBQ community and does not provide for same sex marriage or even a civil union equivalent.
F
Just and Civil Society - Country Rating
China aggressively seeks to stifle dissent and any criticism of the Chinese government, and is notorious for its corruption problems and alleged espionage against the U.S. government and international companies.