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Military
Branches:
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People's
Liberation Army (PLA), which includes the Ground Forces, Navy
(includes Marines and Naval Aviation), Air Force, Second Artillery
Corps (the strategic missile force), People's Armed Police (internal
security troops, nominally subordinate to Ministry of Public Security,
but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and
considered to be an adjunct to the PLA in wartime) |
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Military
Manpower - Military Age:
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18
years of age
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Military
Manpower - Availability:
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males
age 15-49: 363,050,980 (2000 est.) |
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Military
Manpower - Fit for Military Service:
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males
age 15-49: 199,178,361 (2000 est.) |
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Military
Manpower - Reaching Military Age Anually:
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males:
10,839,039 (2000 est.) |
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Military
Expenditures - Dollar Figure:
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$12.608
billion (FY99); note - Western analysts believe that China's real
defense spending is several times higher than the official figure
because a number of significant items are funded elsewhere |
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Military
Expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.2%
(FY99) |
