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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 Union State of Russia and Belarus is a supranational organisation consisting of Russia and Belarus. The present goal of the Union State mainly focuses on economic, defense integration and intelligence apparatuses. Russia and Belarus in 2009 implemented the first stage of joint military officer training programs designed to integrate the military structures of the countries. This military collective is called the Regional Forces Group of Belarus and Russia.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

408 billion $

87.3 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.7 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

2,035,000

1,063,000

Reserve personnel

2,000,000

2,344,750

Available for military

385,821,101

37,265,736

Land Forces

Tanks

6,100

12,767

Armoured fighting vehicles

15,880

26,003

Total artillery

6,890

19,037

Self-propelled artillery

3,390

6,818

Rocket artillery

3,000

4,577

Air Forces

Total aircraft

5,225

4,611

Fighter

837

373

Multirole

1,498

386

Attack

254

759

Helicopters

1,223

1,730

UCAV (combat drone)

160

100

Navy

Total naval

762

653

Aircraft carriers

6

1

Destroyers

50

14

Frigates

47

11

Corvettes

72

80

Submarines

72

66

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.

Union State of Russia and Belarus

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.

Union State of Russia and Belarus

Data not available