A newly published Chinese military study has outlined a potential strategy for targeting U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups operating up to 3,000 kilometers from China's coast. The research examines how the PLA could counter America's Distributed Maritime Operations strategy using a combination of submarine-launched hypersonic missiles, stealth cruise missiles, decoy drones and coordinated missile swarms. The paper argues that even heavily defended carrier groups could face vulnerabilities if attacked from multiple directions simultaneously. The study offers a rare public glimpse into Chinese military thinking as strategic competition between Beijing and Washington intensifies across the Indo-Pacific region.
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