Military power of Belarus & China
Country: | Belarus (BY) | China (CN) |
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Capital: | Minsk | Beijing |
Population: | 9 408 400 | 1 373 541 278 |
Area: | 207 595 km2 | 9 596 961 km2 |
More: | Belarus military forces description | China military forces description |
Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 0,8 billion $ | 228 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1,2% | 1,9% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 62 000 | 2 300 000 |
Reserve personnel: | 344 750 | 8 000 000 |
Available for military: | 2 500 000 | 385 821 101 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 532 | 7 760 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1 460 | 6 000 | |
Total artillery: | 998 | 9 726 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 434 | 1 710 | |
Rocket artillery: | 336 | 1 770 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 200 | 4 182 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 39 | 1 150 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 4 | 629 | |
Attack aircraft: | 68 | 270 | |
Helicopters: | 63 | 1 170 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 0 | 780 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 2 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 36 | |
Frigates: | 0 | 54 | |
Corvettes: | 0 | 42 | |
Submarines: | 0 | 76 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Belarus
Does not have nuclear weapons.
China
The last of five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT, which at this moment possesses approximately 280 nuclear warheads in total. Nevertheless, the number of deployed bombs is unknown. The first test that occurred to be successful occurred in 1964. The main goal of Chinese was to build a deterrent against two major nuclear powers, namely The United States as well as The Soviet Union. The nation decided to choose dried lake for the nuclear site, Lop Nur. Although China developed and tested its first atomic device only in 1964, they managed to test their first hydrogen bomb only 32 months later. As a result, they can boast with the shortest period between developing fission and fusion technology.
China managed to conduct 45 tests of nuclear weapons. Still, the data regarding the stockpile of accumulated warheads is uncertain. The same thing concerns the number of deployed warheads. It is all due to the limited information that the country provides. We should also bear in mind that they are the only country out of five nuclear-weapon states under the NPT that does not give a positive security assurance.
Military service
Belarus
18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel.
China
18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; a recent military decision allows women in combat roles.