>>510550034Arguably not in the top 20 military powers due to generations of ideological, unproven soldiers and unwhetted equipment. The J-10's performance in Pakistan is a good step forward.
I'd argue that the PLA is one of it's biggest threats to the CCP's continued existence, because of past incompetence, Maoism, weird and substandard equipment and currently military labor tensions. You can't eat the food the PLA serves and not hate them for it.
HDI like everyone else is pointing out.
They definetely have the trillion dollar economy.