New Study Reveals Which Countries Most Influenced by China

(From left) Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a family picture during the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019. Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images

A new study measuring China’s influence around the world has ranked Pakistan as the country most under the sway of the communist regime.

Two Southeast Asian countries, Cambodia and Singapore, were ranked respectively as second and third followed by Thailand in fourth position, according to the China Index database released on Dec. 8.