SIPRI- China is the 2nd largest arms producer in the world, behind the United States but ahead of Russia: EU China Connectivity
SIPRI provides Arms Transfer figures. In its update 2020,
| new SIPRI data reveals scale of Chinese arms industry. |
| New SIPRI research suggests that China is the second-largest arms producer in the world, behind the United States but ahead of Russia. This research represents the most comprehensive picture of Chinese companies’ weapons production to date. |
Recently SIPRI added New video series on European Union–China relations and connectivity
As part of the EU–China Connectivity series, SIPRI interviewed Dr Zhou Hong, Director of the Academic Division of International Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, in October 2020. Here, she speaks about her perspective on the role of connectivity in EU–China relations. About the project: The film series is part of a project which held two workshops on #EU–#China relations—in October 2019 and September 2020—and published a SIPRI Insights Paper, ‘EU security perspectives in an era of connectivity: Implications for relations with China’ in February 2020.
The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database contains information on all transfers of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the most recent full calendar year. It is a unique resource for researchers, policy-makers and analysts, the media and civil society interested in monitoring and measuring the international flow of major conventional arms.
The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database can be used to generate detailed written reports (trade registers) and statistical data (trend indicator values, TIV).
The current version was published on 9 March 2020.
The database can be used to address a range of questions, including:
- Who are the suppliers and recipients of major conventional weapons?
- What weapons have been exported or imported by specific suppliers or recipients?
- How have the relationships between different suppliers and recipients changed over time?
- Where do countries in conflict get their weapons from?
- How do states implement their export control regulations?
- Where are potentially destabilizing build ups of weapons occurring?
- What is the relationship between access to natural resources and arms transfers?
The publicly accessible database is updated every spring. A brief overview of highlights of the preceding year and more general trends in international arms transfers is published to coincide with the release of each year’s new dataset. A broader analysis is published every year in the SIPRI Yearbook.
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources.