Military power of China & United Arab Emirates
China vs United Arab Emirates
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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 militaryUnited Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East with an area of 83,600 km2 (land boundries: 1,066 km and costline 1,318 km). The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The number of inhabitants is 9,890,400.
the UAE hosts a multi-service French military base. The UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the United States and hosted about 3,500 US troops. UAE invaded Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition and withdrew its main military force in 2019. the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment. The Emirates has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries. USA is the leading supplier.
More about United Arab Emirates militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 CN |  AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 293 billion $ | 22.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.7% | 5.6% |
Manpower
| CN | AE | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 2,035,000 | 65,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,000,000 | 130,000 |
| Available for military: | 385,821,101 | 3,240,000 |
Land Forces
| CN | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 5,750 | 354 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 14,130 | 8,980 | |
| Total artillery: | 7,094 | 398 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 2,720 | 183 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 3,140 | 139 |
Air Forces
| CN | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 4,630 | 510 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 1,049 | 0 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 1,130 | 137 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 120 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 1,355 | 215 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 151 | 0 |
Navy
| CN | AE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 742 | 79 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 38 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 54 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 73 | 9 | |
| 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.
United Arab Emirates
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.
United Arab Emirates
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.