The 25 largest militaries in the world, ranked by the number of active troops

From China and the US to India and Russia, here are the 25 largest militaries in the world, ranked by the number of active-duty armed forces.

Fall of top Chinese general stirs US uncertainty about China's military

By Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt and Mei Mei Chu WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) - With the downfall of China's top ...

Xi’s Purge of China’s Military Brings Its Top General Down

The ouster of Gen. Zhang Youxia, who was second only to Xi Jinping in the military hierarchy, marks “the total annihilation ...
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China’s stunning military purge

Analysts are calling it China’s biggest military purge in roughly half a century: President Xi Jinping has placed his second-in-command, China’s top general, under investigation. Shanshan Mei, who ...