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The largest military base in China, Zhurihe covers 1,066 square kilometres (412 sq mi), has its own hospital, and for over 60 years [4] has hosted multiple mock training areas for conducting urban war games. [5] General Secretary and Chairman Xi Jinping commemorated the 90th anniversary of the PLA with a military parade at Zhurihe. [6]
The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [note 1] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014. Its largest, in terms of personnel, was Ramstein AB in Germany, with almost 9,200 personnel.
English: Map of countries with a Chinese base and countries that China has probably approached to host a base, according to The Economist issue May 7th 2022 P36. Map base comes from File:BlankMap-World.svg
As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam , include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.
Chinese Air Force bases (70 P) M. Military hospitals in China (3 P) N. People's Liberation Army Navy bases (2 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Military installations of China"
See Category:Military installations of NATO. Headquarters SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) in Casteau, north of Mons (), since 1966 (before in Paris).SHAPE is since 2003 the headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO) controlling all allied operations worldwide.
The PLA is the world's largest military force (not including paramilitary or reserve forces) and has the second largest defence budget in the world. China's military expenditure was US$296 billion in 2023, accounting for 12 percent of the world's defence expenditures.
This is a list of air bases operated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Facilities included in the list include all aerodromes at which the PLAAF maintains a regular presence. These may include those exclusively for military use as well as those portions of mixed-use aerodromes operated by the military.