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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.

Syria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.

The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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494.4 billion $
1.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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0 %
5 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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3,035,000
169,000

Reserve personnel

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4,000,000
0

Available for military

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420,586,837
11,550,000

Land Forces

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Tanks

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18,367
3,507
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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40,052
4,639
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Total artillery

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25,156
3,343
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Self-propelled artillery

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9,833
502
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Rocket artillery

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7,331
691

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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9,643
470
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Fighter

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1,177
108
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Multirole

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1,880
29
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Attack

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943
90
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Helicopters

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2,888
171
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UCAV (combat drone)

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260
0

Navy

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Total naval

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1,415
43
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Aircraft carriers

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7
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Destroyers

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64
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Frigates

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58
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Corvettes

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152
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Submarines

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138
0

Nuclear weapons

China and Russia

Data not available

Syria

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Military service

China and Russia

Data not available

Syria

18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.