国内英语新闻:Troop numbers of major countries in proportion to their populations

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression re-established China as a major country in the world and won the Chinese people respect of all peace-loving people around the world.

Xi made the remarks while addressing a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.?? Full story

Victory of anti-Japanese war crushes Japanese militarists' plot to enslave China: Xi

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression crushed the plot of the Japanese militarists to colonize and enslave China.

This great triumph also "put an end to China's national humiliation of suffering successive defeats at the hands of foreign aggressors in modern times," said Xi while addressing a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.?? Full story

Commemoration aims to bear history in mind, honor martyrs: Xi

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the commemoration of war victory is to "bear history in mind, honor all those who laid down their lives, cherish peace and open up the future."

"The experience of war makes people value peace all the more," said Xi while addressing a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.?? Full story

Victory of anti-Japanese war sets China on new journey: Xi

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the great triumph of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression "opened up bright prospects for the great renewal of the Chinese nation and set our ancient country on a new journey after gaining rebirth."

Xi made the remarks while addressing a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.?? Full story

Preventing tragedy from repeating the best way to honor the dead: Xi

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that preventing historical tragedy from happening again is the best way to honor those losing their lives for freedom, justice and peace in the anti-fascist war.

"The best way to honor the heroes who gave their lives to uphold freedom, justice and peace and mourn the loss of innocent lives brutally taken during the war is to make sure that this historical tragedy will never repeat itself," Xi said.? Full story

Chinese people receive extensive support from international community in war: Xi

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that the Chinese people received extensive support from the international community in their war against Japanese aggression.

"The Chinese people will always remember what the people of other countries did for the victory of their War of Resistance," said Xi while addressing a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.?? Full story

Xi stresses global community of shared future

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the fostering of "a keen sense of a global community of shared future" in the interest of peace.

"Prejudice, discrimination, hatred and war can only cause disaster and suffering, while mutual respect, equality, peaceful development and common prosperity represent the right path to take," Xi said.?? Full story

Xi says China suffers over 35 million casualties in anti-Japanese war

BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China suffered over 35 million casualties and the Soviet Union lost more than 27 million lives during the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

"Ravaging through Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania, that war inflicted over 100 million military and civilian casualties," said Xi while addressing a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the war victory.?? Full story

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BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Thursday that the country will cut the number of its troops by 300,000, sending a message of peace. Following is a comparison of the troop numbers of major countries in proportion to their populations.

After a cut of 200,000 troops between 2003 and 2005, China's military is 2.3-million-strong. The People's Liberation Army accounts for 0.17 percent of China's total population of 1.37 billion, with an average of about one soldier in every 588 people.

With 771,000 troops, Russia's military personnel take up 0.53 percent of its population, which means one in every 189 people is in military uniform.

The United States has 1.43 million troops, accounting for 0.44 percent of its total population, 0.27 percentage points higher than China. Proportionally, one in every 227 U.S. citizens is in military service.

Germany and Britain have about 180,000 and 136,000 troops respectively, representing 0.22 percent and 0.21 percent of their respective total populations.