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China is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 9,596,961 km² (land boundries: 22,457 km and costline 14,500 km). The capital of China is Beijing. The number of inhabitants is 1,444,390,177.

The People's Liberation Army is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission. The PLA is outfitted primarily with a wide mix of older and modern domestically-produced systems heavily influenced by technology derived from other countries. Russia is the main supplier military equipment outside the domestic industry.

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An artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

408 billion $

405.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.7 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

2,035,000

1,895,839

Reserve personnel

2,000,000

1,834,232

Available for military

385,821,101

133,633,500

Land Forces

Tanks

5,750

6,676

Armoured fighting vehicles

14,130

43,277

Total artillery

7,094

9,306

Self-propelled artillery

2,720

2,918

Rocket artillery

3,140

1,046

Air Forces

Total aircraft

4,630

7,812

Fighter

1,049

526

Multirole

1,130

1,179

Attack

120

142

Helicopters

1,355

3,017

UCAV (combat drone)

151

521

Navy

Total naval

742

1,530

Aircraft carriers

4

10

Destroyers

38

24

Frigates

54

111

Corvettes

73

31

Submarines

74

75

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.

NATO without USA

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Military service

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.

NATO without USA

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