This Is What A Showdown Between US And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Would Look Like

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey during Exercise Malabar 2012.Official US Photograph - US Navy News Stand

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So what would it look like if an American and Chinese fleet went to blows in the western Pacific? While the U.S. could win the seapower contest, China has enough land-based...

It’s no secret that tensions between China and America are ramping up over the South China Sea and Taiwan as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have drawn a firm line against China. Tillerson even went so far as to suggest the possibility of a blockade against China — considered an act of war — during his Senate confirmation hearings.

So what would it look like if an American and Chinese fleet went to blows in the western Pacific? While the U.S. could win the seapower contest, China has enough land-based assets in the area to more than make up the difference.

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Update: How China Plans to Win a War in the South China Sea (James Holmes, National Interest).

WNU Editor: If it comes to the U.S. and China lobbing missiles at each other .... it is safe to say that we are now in a major war involving numerous countries. A Chinese - U.S. carrier showdown would be just a sideshow .... especially if nuclear weapons are deployed.