Taiwan is completely outgunned by China in terms of military power in practically every area, including tanks, artillery, and aircraft.
It does, however, have a larger military reserve force that has been trained in case China launches a full-scale invasion. Since the 1950s, an invasion of Taiwan has been a real possibility, and the island nation has created a "porcupine strategy" to protect itself.
To stop a marine invasion force, fast-attack assault boats, anti-ship, anti-air, and anti-tank missiles, and sea mines are used. Taiwan has prepared for guerilla warfare in both its urban areas and its mountainous rural areas if China can launch an invasion force. With a $230 billion military budget, China is second on the globe, far outspending any other country in the Pacific.
According to most estimations, it has the greatest military fleet in terms of the number of ships. China has only established one foreign military post to date, in Djibouti, but it has increased its influence by building military installations in the disputed Spratly Islands.
Despite recent expansion outside of it, China's naval dominance is still largely restricted to the so-called "first-island chain", which extends from Malaysia to Japan. Through trade and infrastructure initiatives, China has tried to strengthen ties and increase its influence with its neighbours recently.
The US Department of Defence claims that China is looking to expand its military presence abroad and "has undoubtedly contemplated" establishing facilities in other close-by nations like Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.
Before we look at the military numbers between China and Taiwan, let's first have a look at the population and the area of the two nations. According to Global Firepower, China is number one in the world by population, with more than 1,398 million people living in this country. Whereas, Taiwan ranks 57th in the world in terms of population.
The total population is over 23 million. It is not just about the population, but also the existing manpower. China has 75.48 million manpower, whereas Taiwan has 1.22 million manpower.
The area of Taiwan is also very less compared to China. The area of China is 95.96 lakh square kilometres, while Taiwan has only 35,980 square kilometres of land.
Number of people available for army Now, the question arises: if there is a war between the two countries, how many people will be able to join the army? Out of the total manpower of China, more than 619.2 million people can join the military service.
Whereas, out of Taiwan's manpower, only one million people can join the army. There are currently two million active soldiers in the Chinese military. Whereas, there are 1.70 lakh (.17 million) active soldiers in Taiwan.
China has more than 5 lakh (.5 million) reserved personnel, but on the other hand, Taiwan has an upper hand in this with 1.5 million reserves. Taiwan ranks number one in terms of reserve forces, while China is at number six.
China has 6.24 lakh (.62 million) people in its paramilitary force. While there are only 11,500 soldiers in Taiwan's paramilitary force.
China-Taiwan military numbers China's military has a total of 3,285 aircraft. Whereas, Taiwan has only 741 aircraft.
China has 1,200 fighter jets, while Taiwan has a total of 288 fighter jets.
China has 286 aircraft for transport, while Taiwan has only 19 transport i.e. cargo planes. If there is an emergency, sometimes trainer aircraft are also included in the war.
China has 399 trainer aircraft, while Taiwan has 207 training jets.
China has 912 helicopters, while Taiwan has 208.
The Chinese military has done 114 special missions to date, while Taiwan has done only 19 special missions.
China has 3,160 mobile rocket projectors, while Taiwan has 115 projectors.
China has 777 naval fleets, while Taiwan has 117. If we talk about aircraft carriers, China has two while Taiwan has one.
China has 79 submarines, while Taiwan has only four submarines.
China has 41 destroyers, while Taiwan has only four.
China has 49 and Taiwan has 22 frigates.
China has 507 airports and Taiwan has 37 airports.
China has 70 and Taiwan has 2 Corvettes.
China has 152 petrol vessels and Taiwan only 43
China has 36 mine warfare and Taiwan has only 14.
China has 507 airports for use in times of war, while Taiwan has only 37.
China has 22 ports and terminals, while Taiwan has only six.
The number of attack helicopters China has is 281, while Taiwan has 91.
China's tank strength is 5,250, while Taiwan has 1,110.
If we look at armoured vehicles, China has the upper hand with 35,000, while Taiwan has just 3,472.
Artillery China has 4,120 self-propelled artillery, while Taiwan has 257
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