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Fig. I-2-3-1 Changes in Chinas Ofcial Defense Budget

(billion yuan) 6,000 5,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 (Year) 0 5 10 15 20 25
Defense Budget (in billions of yuan) Year-on-year growth rate (%)

(%) 30

Note: The total defense budgets for FY2002 and FY2004 were not disclosed, and there is a discrepancy when the disclosed growth rates and amounts of increase is applied to the initial budgets of FY2001 and FY2003. This graph uses 168.4 billion yuan and 210 billion yuan for FY2002 and FY2004, respectively. These are calculated on the assumption that the disclosed growth rates and amounts of increase are based on the actual defense expenditures for FY2001 and FY2003.

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Fig. I-2-3-2 Location and Strength of PLA

Beijing Military Region (Headquarters: Beijing) Lanzhou Military Region (Headquarters: Lanzhou)

Jinan Military Region (Headquarters: Jinan)

Shenyang Military Region (Headquarters: Shenyang)

Chengdu Military Region (Headquarters: Chengdu)

North Sea Fleet (Headquarters: Qingdao)

East Sea Fleet (Headquarters: Ningbo)

Guangzhou Military Region (Headquarters: Guangzhou)

Nanjing Military Region (Headquarters: Nanjing) South Sea Fleet (Headquarters: Zhanjiang)
Fleet headquarters Group Army (Army) headquarters Airborne Corps (Air Force) headquarters

Military Region headquarters

Note: Army and Air Force Military Regions are identical. A Group Army consists of several divisions and brigades and has tens of thousands of personnel.

China Total military forces

Group troops Ground forces Tanks Approx. 2.3 million troops Approx. 1.6 million troops Type-98A, Type-96, Type-88A/B and others Approx. 7,550 vehicles Approx. 950 vessels/1.343 million tons Approx. 75 vessels Approx. 60 vessels Approx. 10,000 troops Approx. 1,950 aircraft J-10 120 Su-27166 Su-30 97 (Fourth-generation fighters 383 aircraft) Approx. 1.339 billion 2 years

Taiwan (Reference)
Approx. 290,000 troops Approx. 200,000 troops M-60, M-48A/H and others Approx. 1,830 vehicles Approx. 330 vessels/ 207,000 tons Approx. 30 vessels 4 vessels Approx. 15,000 troops Approx. 530 aircraft Mirage 200057 F-16146 F-CK-1 (IDF) 128 (Fourth-generation fighters 331 aircraft) Approx. 23 million 1 year

Warships Maritime forces Destroyers & frigates Submarines Marines Combat aircraft Air forces Modern fighters aircraft

Reference

Population Term of service

Source: The Military Balance 2010 and others.

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Fig. I-2-3-3 Range of Ballistic Missiles from China (Beijing)

Canada

Europe

North Circle North Pole Arctic Ocean Russia

Iran

Mongolia China
2,500km 2,800km

Pacic Ocean Micronesia

Arabian Sea India Bay of Bengal Indian Sea

The Philippines
4,750km

Indonesia
8,000km

2,150 2,500km
12,000km 13,000km 14,000km

Maximum range of DF-21, DF-21A /B Maximum range of DF-3, DF-3A Maximum range of DF-4 Maximum range of DF-31, DF-31A

2,400 2,800km 4,750km 8,000 14,000km

12,000 13,000km Maximum range of DF-5, DF-5A

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A Chinese early warning aircraft flying over the East China Sea

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A Chinese Kilo-class submarine cruising on the East China Sea

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Fig. I-2-3-4 Recent Chinese Activities in the Waters near Japan

June 2009 Five vessels including a Luzhou-class destroyer sailed through the waters off the northeast coast of Okinotori Island April 2010 Ten vessels including Kilo-class submarines and Sovremenny-class destroyers sailed through the waters off the west coast of Okinotori Island November 2008 Four vessels including a Luzhou-class destroyer sailed to the Pacic Ocean March 2010 Six vessels including a Luzhou-class destroyer sailed to the Pacic Ocean Taipei East China Sea Ningbo Qingdao Zhanjiang December 2008 Two Chinese maritime research ships entered into the territorial waters of Japan near the Senkaku Islands and roved the area July 2010 Two vessels including a Luzhou-class destroyer sailed to the Pacific Ocean South China Sea

Guam

Oga saw ara Isla nds

October 2008 Four vessels including a Sovremenny-class destroyer sailed through the Tsugaru Strait (the first identied passage by Chinese surface combat ships) before circling Japan

Okinotori Island

Tokyo

Okinawa

Beijing

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Fig. I-2-3-5 Changes in Taiwans Defense Budget

Defense Budget (billion Taiwan dollars) Year-on-year growth rate (%) (%)

400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (FY)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10

Source: National Defense Reports of the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan, etc.

Fig. I-2-3-6 Changes in Modern Fighter Aircraft of China and Taiwan

(Number of Aircraft) 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2010 (Year)
China (Su-27, Su-30, J-10) Taiwan (Ching-kuo, F-16, Mirage2000)

Source: Military Balance (of respective year).

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