And in other new from Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense released a report stating China’s combat capabilities are expected to reach a level in 2020 whereby China could successfully mount a full cross-strait attack. According to the latest defense white paper, China's military spending is approximately 10 times Taiwan's annually, and the PLA's soldiers reportedly number local servicemen by nearly 10 times. Beijing now has 2.27 million soldiers and spends up to US$116 billion on military expenditures this year. Taiwan currently has 240,000 soldiers and its defense budget is only around US$10 billion this year, the report said.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/10/09/390833/China-able.htm