Military of China
| Military branches: | People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (includes airborne forces), and Second Artillery Corps (strategic missile force); People's Armed Police (PAP); Reserve and Militia Forces (2006) |
| Military service age and obligation: | 18-22 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with 24-month 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 (2007) |
| Manpower available for military service: | males age 18-49: 342,956,265 females age 18-49: 324,701,244 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower fit for military service: | males age 18-49: 281,240,272 females age 18-49: 269,025,517 (2005 est.) |
| Manpower reaching military service age annually: | males age 18-49: 13,186,433 females age 18-49: 12,298,149 (2005 est.) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP: | 3.8% (2006) |