Why Does It Cost China Less To Equip One Of Its Soldier Than The U.S. Equipping One Of Its Own

The typical Chinese soldier is kitted out with $1,500 worth of equipment, $700 of which is accounted for by the rifle. Reuters

The Minuscule Cost of Equipping a Chinese Soldier -- Wall Street Journal

China’s military has splashed the cash in recent years even as the U.S. reined in defense spending, but are Chinese soldiers kitted for war as well as their American counterparts?



Apparently not, a Chinese newspaper says, after adding up the average costs of equipping Chinese and U.S. infantrymen.



From rifle to raincoat, helmet to haversack, the Chinese soldier’s kit list costs just under 9,400 Chinese yuan ($1,523), or roughly the value of two entry-level iPhone 6s in China, according to Southern Weekly, a Guangzhou-based newspaper.



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My Comment: You get what you pay for .... that is why if I was to be a soldier .... I would prefer to be in the U.S. military.