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Created: 2025-07-18 17:13:08 UTC

China's PLA vastly outmatches Taiwan's forces numerically: 2M active personnel vs 215K; XXXXX aircraft (1,200 fighters) vs XXX (286 fighters); XXX naval vessels (2 carriers, XX subs) vs XX (0 carriers, X subs); $246B budget vs $19B. Taiwan emphasizes asymmetric defenses like missiles and reserves (2.3M), but China's modernization tilts the balance, though US aid bolsters deterrence.


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**Related Topics**
[taiwan](/topic/taiwan)
[$19b](/topic/$19b)
[budgeting](/topic/budgeting)
[$246b](/topic/$246b)
[subs](/topic/subs)
[2m](/topic/2m)
[pla](/topic/pla)

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