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People's Liberation Army
中国人民解放军
Flag the People's Liberation Army
Founded1927
Service branchesPLA Ground Force
PLA Navy
PLA Air Force
Second Artillery Corps
People’s Armed Police
Personnel
Military age18-49 (voluntary)
ConscriptionNone
Available for
military service
342,956,265 males, age 18-49 (2005 est.),
324,701,244 females, age 18-49 (2005 est.)
Fit for
military service
281,240,272 males, age 18-49 (2005 est.),
269,025,517 females, age 18-49 (2005 est.)
Reaching military
age annually
13,186,433 males (2005 est.),
12,298,149 females (2005 est.)
Active personnel2,250,000[1] (ranked 1st)
Reserve personnel800,000[1]
Deployed personnelOverseas: None[1]
Paramilitary: 3,969,000[1]
Total: 7,024,000[1] (ranked 3rd)
Expenditure
Budget$44.94 billion (2007 est.)
Percent of GDP1.7 (2007 est.)
Industry
Domestic suppliersChengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC), Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (HAMC), Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation, Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC), Xi'an Aircraft Corporation (XAC), China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), China State Shipbuilding Corporation, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, China North Industries Group Corporation (NORINCO), China South Industries Group Corporation (CSG), China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), China Nuclear Energy & Construction Group Corporation (CNECC), China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC)
Foreign suppliersRussia, Israel, Germany, France, Ukraine
Annual imports?
Annual exports?
Related articles
HistoryHistory of the PLA
Modernization of the PLA
RanksArmy
Navy
Air Force
  1. ^ a b c d e "China's Armed Forces, CSIS (Page 24)" (PDF). 2006-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)