Military power of China & Philippines
China vs Philippines
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.
More about China militaryPhilippines is a country located in Southeastern Asia with an area of 300,000 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 36,289 km). The capital of Philippines is Manila. The number of inhabitants is 106,651,394.
The Philippines has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US. The Armed Forces of the Philippines is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the USA.
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Military expenditures
CN | PH | |
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Military budget: | 408 billion $ | 5 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 1.7% | 1% |
Manpower
CN | PH | |
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Active personnel: | 2,035,000 | 143,100 |
Reserve personnel: | 2,000,000 | 70,000 |
Available for military: | 385,821,101 | 25,614,135 |
Land Forces
CN | PH | ||
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Tanks: | 5,750 | 18 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 14,130 | 567 | |
Total artillery: | 7,094 | 325 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 2,720 | 0 | |
Rocket artillery: | 3,140 | 0 |
Air Forces
CN | PH | ||
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Total aircraft: | 4,630 | 229 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 1,049 | 12 | |
Multirole aircraft: | 1,130 | 0 | |
Attack aircraft: | 120 | 13 | |
Helicopters: | 1,355 | 111 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 151 | 0 |
Navy
CN | PH | ||
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Total naval: | 742 | 196 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 38 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 54 | 2 | |
Corvettes: | 73 | 3 | |
Submarines: | 74 | 0 |
☢ 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.
Philippines
Does not have nuclear weapons.
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.
Philippines
17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers).