Military power of China & Poland
China vs Poland
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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.
More about China militaryPoland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 312,679 km2 (land boundries: 2,865 km and costline 440 km). The capital of Poland is Warsaw. The number of inhabitants is 38,268,000.
Poland joined NATO in 1999 and hosts US-led multi-national NATO ground force battlegroup since 2007. The inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems. Poland announced in March 2022 plans to increase the size of its armed forces to 300,000 personnel and to allocate at least 3% of GDP to defense. Modernization plan would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines and frigates.
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Military expenditures
 CN |  PL | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 293 billion $ | 31.37 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.7% | 4.2% |
Manpower
| CN | PL | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 2,035,000 | 150,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,000,000 | 240,000 |
| Available for military: | 385,821,101 | 10,500,000 |
Land Forces
| CN | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 5,750 | 577 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 14,130 | 2,342 | |
| Total artillery: | 7,094 | 775 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 2,720 | 601 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 3,140 | 174 |
Air Forces
| CN | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 4,630 | 461 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 1,049 | 23 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 1,130 | 48 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 120 | 18 | |
| Helicopters: | 1,355 | 212 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 151 | 6 |
Navy
| CN | PL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 742 | 66 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 38 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 54 | 2 | |
| Corvettes: | 73 | 2 | |
| Submarines: | 74 | 1 |
☢ 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.
Poland
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.
Poland
18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers.