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Military imbalance in the Taiwan Strait GROUND FORCES NAVAL FORCES COMBAT AIRCRAFT


Selected military forces of China and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait in 2022* Personnel** 89,000 416,000 Tanks*** Frigates 32 4,400 Artillery Pieces*** 1,200 9,800 Mainland China 850


Tank Landing Ships 52


Submarines 52


31 22 250 Transport Aircraft 0


Aircraft Carriers 1


Destroyers 24 4 Fighters 0 700 Bombers/Attack 300


39 Taiwan


*The Taiwan Strait area includes China’s Eastern and Southern theatres. **China’s total ground force personnel – 2,035,000 ***Tank/artillery figures for China are grand totals and not for the Taiwan Strait.


Source: BBC 150 Source: US Department of Defense 240


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