1、CHINA IS A NICHE CHINA IS A NICHE SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS SYSTEMS,BUT HAS THE SYSTEMS,BUT HAS THE CAPACITY TO EXPAND ITS CAPACITY TO EXPAND ITS ARMS EXPORTS SHOULD ARMS EXPORTS SHOULD IT CHOOSE TO DO SOIT CHOOSE TO DO SOIn terms of arms sales,the Peoples Republic of China(PRC)emphasi
2、zesaffordability and less export control restrictions on recipient countries.China is the fifth largest global arms supplier,after the US,Russia,France,and Germany.Modernization of the Peoples Liberation Army(PLA)provides latentopportunities for expanding Chinas exports.Chinas arms export recipients
3、 include a wide variety of countries across Asia,Africa,and the Middle East.Over 60 percent of Chinas arms sales go to South Asia:Pakistan (35 percent),Myanmar(18 percent),and Bangladesh(10 percent),based on SIPRI data.CHINAS DEFENSE EXPORTS:CHINAS DEFENSE EXPORTS:SMALL VOLUME,BUT ROOM FOR GROWTH|a.
4、orgNigeriaTurkmenistanUzbekistanMyanmarQatarIraqPakistanAlgeriaMauritaniaMyanmarLaosThailandBangladeshUAESaudi ArabiaEgyptSudanZambiaIndiaSri LankaThailandIndonesiaMediterranean SeaArabianSeaIndianOceanPacificOceanARMS IMPORTS FROM CHINA,BY TOTAL VOLUME(TIV)Trend Indicator Value(TIV),in millions$1,0
