Military Branches: People's Liberation Army (PLA):
comprises ground forces, Navy (including naval infantry
and naval aviation), Air Force, and II Artillery Corps
(strategic missile force), People's Armed Police Force
(internal security troops, nominally a state security
body but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed
forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the
PLA), militia
Military Espenditures: $60 billion (2003 est.)
China has the largest armed army in the world. According
to 2003 estimates, the manpower available for military
service was 375,520,255 people, of which 206 million
were fit for active duty. The People's Liberation
Army makes up the majority, the figure includes the
People's Armed Police Force (for internal security).
Eight Standing Army Divisions 20 Air Force and Navy
Air Wings with 2,000 Combat Aircraft 232 Strategic
Bombers 19 Strategic Ballistic Missile Submarines
with 3,114 Nuclear Warheads on 232 Missles 500 ICBMs
with 1,950 Warheads Four Aircraft Carriers and 121
Surface Combat Ships and Submarines plus all the Support
Bases, Shipuards, and Logistical assets needed to
sustain its Naval Force Chinas's Population 1,298,847,624
(July 2004 est.)
The
Chinese Army's mission is:
To provide protection for China by securing its
airspace, land, and sea interest and jurisdictions,
The People's Armed Police Force provides internal
security for the people of China.
The
requirements to enlist in the Chinese Army are: