Chinas Military

By Tanner Shannon & Raven Letts

Current status
Over the past two decades, China's People's Liberation Army has transformed itself
from a large but antiquated force into a capable, modern military. Its technology and
operational proficiency still lag behind those of the United States, but it has rapidly
narrowed the gap. China enjoys the advantage of proximity in most plausible conflict
scenarios, and geographical advantage would likely neutralize many U.S. military
strengths.

Statistical Comparisons
Total health spending accounted for 5.4% of GDP in China in 2012,
well below the OECD average of 9.3%. Health spending as a share of
GDP among OECD countries is highest in the United States, which
spent 16.9% of its GDP on health in 2012.

Chinas Current stance

Despite China's long-standing diplomatic principle of non-intervention in the internal
affairs of other states, Beijing cannot completely control its citizens' involvement in
terrorist activities. Whether China likes it or not, it is being drawn into the conflict
against ISIS. China's state media recently reported that three Chinese ISIS militants
were executed in 2014 following their attempted desertion from the terrorist
organization.

China and US relationship

Since 1949, U.S.-Sino relations have evolved from tense standoffs to
a complex mix of intensifying diplomacy, growing international
rivalry, and increasingly intertwined economies.

technology influenced
In recent decades science and technology have developed rapidly in China. The
Chinese government has placed emphasis through funding, reform, and societal status
on science and technology as a fundamental part of the socio-economic development of
the country as well as for national prestige. China has made rapid advances in areas
such as education, infrastructure, high-tech manufacturing, academic publishing,
patents, and commercial applications and is now in some areas and by some measures
a world leader.

chinas trade partners

America
Hong Kong
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Germany
Australia

Yen VS. U.S.

36615.02 yen is equivalent to 300 U.S. dollars.

Chinas military population compared

to US military
Active military personnel China: 2,333,000
Active military reserves China: 2,300,000
Active military personnel US: 1,400,000
Active military reserves US: 1,100,000

military fire power

U.S.A. GFP rank 1 of (106)

China GFP rank 3 of (106)

G.F.P. means Government Fire Power

Military spending
On the first day of the annual session of the National Peoples
Congress last week, China announced a defence budget for 2014 of
$132 billion, a generous increase of 12.2% on the year before. That
was the official figure, though the real one may be 40% higher still.

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