Military power of China and Russia & European Union EU
China and Russia vs European Union EU
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 European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.
The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.
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Military expenditures
CHRU | EU | |
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Military budget: | 494.4 billion $ | 295.8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 0% | 0% |
Manpower
CHRU | EU | |
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Active personnel: | 3,035,000 | 1,277,969 |
Reserve personnel: | 4,000,000 | 1,687,132 |
Available for military: | 420,586,837 | 92,594,951 |
Land Forces
CHRU | EU | ||
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Tanks: | 18,017 | 4,244 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 38,302 | 29,656 | |
Total artillery: | 25,360 | 6,056 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 9,163 | 1,856 | |
Rocket artillery: | 7,471 | 674 |
Air Forces
CHRU | EU | ||
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Total aircraft: | 9,048 | 5,350 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 1,389 | 415 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 1,512 | 883 | |
Attack aircraft: | 809 | 142 | |
Helicopters: | 3,020 | 2,336 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 251 | 68 |
Navy
CHRU | EU | ||
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Total naval: | 1,395 | 1,306 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 5 | 7 | |
Destroyers: | 52 | 18 | |
Frigates: | 65 | 69 | |
Corvettes: | 153 | 23 | |
Submarines: | 140 | 48 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
China and Russia
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European Union EU
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Military service
China and Russia
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European Union EU
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