you should be carefull of that sentiment because it could lead to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_handicap_of_a_head_start
Sorry I meant China's in relation to Taiwan. China's military is bigger but not as technologically advanced. But China's military is evolving super quick, and will make Taiwan's obsolete eventually due to how much more they are able to spend/invest.
American weaponry and technology was a lot closer to Chinese weaponry and tech in the 50s... The difference is we've spent trillions of dollars on defense since then.