China → Djibouti
This score represents China's relationship toward Djibouti. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL
Current component scores
Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.
1 documented factor produce the +35 security assessment.
Why this score?
- +35Strategic partnership and PLA support base become operationalActive event · 2017
The official record documents this post-2015 change in relations between China and Djibouti; it is not backdated into the baseline.
Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not establish a frozen mutual-defence or exceptional-security rule.
2 documented factors produce the +30 diplomacy assessment.
Why this score?
- +10Recurring institutional dialogueBaseline rule · 2015
The official bilateral record supports the frozen recurring institutional dialogue criterion for China and Djibouti in 2015.
- +20Strategic partnership and PLA support base become operationalActive event · 2017
The official record documents this post-2015 change in relations between China and Djibouti; it is not backdated into the baseline.
2 documented factors produce the +30 economic assessment.
Why this score?
- +15Institutional economic cooperationBaseline rule · 2015
The official bilateral record supports the frozen institutional economic cooperation criterion for China and Djibouti in 2015.
- +15Strategic partnership and PLA support base become operationalActive event · 2017
The official record documents this post-2015 change in relations between China and Djibouti; it is not backdated into the baseline.
2 documented factors produce the +25 alignment assessment.
Why this score?
- +10Sustained multilateral cooperationBaseline rule · 2015
The official bilateral record supports the frozen sustained multilateral cooperation criterion for China and Djibouti in 2015.
- +15United Nations voting alignmentBaseline rule · 2015
A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.
1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.
Why this score?
- +15Managed and non-territorial bilateral orderBaseline rule · 2015
The official bilateral record supports the frozen managed and non-territorial bilateral order criterion for China and Djibouti in 2015.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish national-scale people-to-people exchange meeting the frozen societal threshold.
+11 in 2015 → +29 in 2026
The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.
0 points
China → Djibouti and Djibouti → China remain independent assessments.
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Events affecting the current score
Strategic partnership and PLA support base become operational
The official record documents this post-2015 change in relations between China and Djibouti; it is not backdated into the baseline.
This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.
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