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Taiwan vs China and North Korea

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Taiwan China and North Korea

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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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.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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19.1 billion $
410 billion $

Percent of GDP

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2.3 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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180,000
3,355,000

Reserve personnel

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1,657,000
2,600,000

Available for military

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5,883,828
392,336,380

Land Forces

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Tanks

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888
11,244
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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2,031
19,880
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Total artillery

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2,082
19,890
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Self-propelled artillery

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448
7,390
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Rocket artillery

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234
7,000

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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791
6,190
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Fighter

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103
1,186
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Multirole

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183
1,533
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Attack

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0
446
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Helicopters

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243
1,428
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UCAV (combat drone)

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3
160

Navy

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Total naval

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111
1,485
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Aircraft carriers

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0
6
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Destroyers

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4
50
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Frigates

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22
49
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Corvettes

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13
81
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Submarines

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5
170

Nuclear weapons

Taiwan

Does not have nuclear weapons.

China and North Korea

Data not available

Military service

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.

China and North Korea

Data not available