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A hypothetical military alliance between China and Russia. The two countries share a land border and they signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001. A twenty-year strategic treaty extended or another 5 years after its expiration in February 2022. China is the world's most populous country, with a population of more than 1.4 billion people, on the other hand Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,098,246 square kilometres.

Currently, China focuses on domestic weapon designs and manufacturing, while still importing certain military products from Russia, such as jet engines. In September 2018, Russia hosted the militaries of China and Mongolia as a part of the Vostok 2018 military exercise. Russia and China flew joint bomber patrols over the Pacific. China refused to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the implementation of international sanctions during the war, China provided economic relief to Russia.

The Arab League (League of Arab States) is a regional organization in the Arab world. the League has 22 members, but Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011. Current members: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The Joint Defence Council of the Arab League is one of the Institutions of the Arab League. The Arab League as an organisation has no military Force but they establish a peacekeeping force.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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494.4 billion $
124 billion $

Percent of GDP

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Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,035,000
1,428,550

Reserve personnel

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4,000,000
1,617,000

Available for military

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420,586,837
68,012,996

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18,017
7,992
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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38,302
33,885
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Total artillery

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25,360
9,970
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Self-propelled artillery

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9,163
2,372
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Rocket artillery

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7,471
2,169

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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9,048
3,859
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Fighter

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1,389
185
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Multirole

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1,512
603
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Attack

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809
314
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Helicopters

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3,020
1,446
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UCAV (combat drone)

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251
52

Navy

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Total naval

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1,395
493
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Aircraft carriers

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5
2
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Destroyers

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52
0
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Frigates

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65
25
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Corvettes

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153
30
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Submarines

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140
8

Nuclear weapons

China and Russia

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Arab League

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Military service

China and Russia

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Arab League

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