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

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Military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) staged a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the nation.
North Korea has the fourth-largest number of active armed forces in the world.

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Xi Jinping can't seem to find the right man to be the face of China's military

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China's defense minister, Adm. Dong Jun, arrives with his delegation for a bilateral meeting in May 2024.
Adm. Dong Jun was reported on Wednesday by the FT to be facing a corruption probe, making him the third straight person in the office or retired from the post to be investigated.

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China is producing vast undersea maps for submarine warfare, report says

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China submarine
A Great Wall 236 submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

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