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Military power of China & Turkey and Azerbaijan

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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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The Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support between Azerbaijan and Turkey for strategic partnership. The pact was signed on 16 August 2010 and will expire 16 August 2030. Under the terms of the treaty, Turkey and Azerbaijan will support each other in the case of a military attack or aggression against either of the countries.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

408 billion $

19.6 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.7 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

2,035,000

551,400

Reserve personnel

2,000,000

530,000

Available for military

385,821,101

24,079,077

Land Forces

Tanks

6,100

3,143

Armoured fighting vehicles

15,880

11,686

Total artillery

6,890

4,012

Self-propelled artillery

3,390

1,301

Rocket artillery

3,000

645

Air Forces

Total aircraft

5,225

1,584

Fighter

837

24

Multirole

1,498

249

Attack

254

11

Helicopters

1,223

446

UCAV (combat drone)

160

443

Navy

Total naval

762

222

Aircraft carriers

6

1

Destroyers

50

0

Frigates

47

18

Corvettes

72

9

Submarines

72

16

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.

Turkey and Azerbaijan

Data not available

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.

Turkey and Azerbaijan

Data not available