The Diplomat published on 9 October 2020 an analysis titled "Which Countries Support China on Hong Kong's National Security Law?" by Shannon Tiezzi.
Twenty-seven out of fifty-four African countries recently joined a statement by Pakistan's ambassador to the United Nations in support of China's policy in Hong Kong. Not a single African country signed on to a statement by the German ambassador to the UN that criticized China's policies in both Hong Kong and Xinjiang.