Is China safe in 2026?

China scores 66.1/100 on the live safety index — broadly safe, with some concerns. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, internet freedom, natural disasters. The score has been stable for 7 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 66.0/100).

66.1 /100broadly safe

Updated — recalculated continuously from global news by multiple independent AI models. Stable for 7 days

30-day trend

China's score changed by −0.1 over the last 22 days (66.3 → 66.1) — within normal day-to-day noise. No single event moved the index.

Sep 25 · 66.3Oct 16 · 66.1

Risk factors

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Conflict & War

7.2/34.1 safety points.

Nuclear threats & incidents

Nuclear index: 15.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.

Has nuclear weapons. Source: SIPRI Yearbook 2026.

Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.

Official travel advisory

2 Exercise Increased Caution

The U.S. State Department places China at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution. Our live index reads 66.1/100. That advisory was last revised Nov 27, 2024, 688 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.

Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Nov 27, 2024. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.

Latest recorded events

24-hour forecast

Trend: stable · projected score 66.0/100 (generated )

Trade and espionage tensions are notable but insufficient for a major safety shift.

Compared with nearby countries

CountryScore0–100vs China
China66.1
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Mongolia88.1
+21.9
Bhutan90.7
+24.5
Myanmar34.2
−32.0
Macao88.8
+22.6
Laos75.8
+9.6

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