Modern-Aviation

The most powerful militaries in the world, updated April 27, 2019:

2. China

- Military expenditure (2017): $228.2 billion
- Military expenditure as a % of general government expenditure (2017): 6.1% (#56 among countries)
- Military expenditure per capita (2017): $165 (#36 among countries)
It's difficult to determine exactly how much China spends on its military every year because it keeps the details and distribution of its spending secret and government figures don't match what experts believe the military is actually spending. The rapidly modernizing military is hugely important to China's push to become the leading power in the Asian Pacific, dominate on the global stage, and disrupt U.S. military hegemony. Within the country, police and paramilitary forces have assisted the government in the forced internment of around 1 million Uighur Muslims, an ethnic minority within the country.