Military power of China and North Korea & Taiwan
China and North Korea vs Taiwan
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The China-DPRK Treaty on Friendship is a treaty signed on 11 July 1961 between North Korea and China. The treaty obligates China militarily to defend North Korea and vice versa.North Korea enjoys a close relationship with China which is often called North Korea's closest ally. The relations were strained in the last few years because of China's concerns about North Korea's nuclear program. Both countries have nuclear weapons.
Taiwan is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 36,193 km2 (land boundries: 0 km and costline 1,566.3 km). The capital of Taiwan is Taipei. The number of inhabitants is 23,568,378.
The Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the USA. Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building a range of military equipment.
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Military expenditures
 CNK |  TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 294.6 billion $ | 19.3 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0% | 2.3% |
Manpower
| CNK | TW | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 3,315,000 | 290,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,600,000 | 2,310,000 |
| Available for military: | 392,336,380 | 5,883,828 |
Land Forces
| CNK | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 11,750 | 1,160 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 18,130 | 1,714 | |
| Total artillery: | 20,094 | 1,944 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 7,220 | 440 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 7,140 | 126 |
Air Forces
| CNK | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 5,590 | 814 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 1,398 | 129 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 1,165 | 189 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 308 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 1,557 | 237 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 151 | 0 |
Navy
| CNK | TW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 1,709 | 96 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 4 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 38 | 4 | |
| Frigates: | 56 | 22 | |
| Corvettes: | 81 | 1 | |
| Submarines: | 146 | 4 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
China and North Korea
Data not available
Taiwan
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Military service
China and North Korea
Data not available
Taiwan
Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.