Analysts suggest that the Chinese military's lack of air and naval power in the Indian Ocean could pose challenges in sustaining a protracted war over Taiwan. Western military and academic strategists are discreetly considering scenarios of a conflict with China in East Asia. The size comparison between China's new aircraft carrier and the US Navy's Gerald Ford carrier has also drawn attention. The Indian Ocean is seen as a potential vulnerability for China in the event of a conflict over Taiwan or elsewhere in East Asia.
China Wants to Dominate the Seas—And Just Built a Terrifying New Aircraft Carrier https://t.co/IERq5mXglc
The Chinese military lacks the air and naval power to protect Indian Ocean trade routes, which could make a protracted war over Taiwan hard to sustain, analysts say https://t.co/uVDcsN3aLB
A chart from Chinese sources comparing the size difference between the #PLA Navy CV-18 aircraft carrier currently fitting out vs the #USNavy CVN-78 Gerald Ford. https://t.co/ioGKHd7tZI
Why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel in a Taiwan war - Reuters https://t.co/d8D2XS1yG0
Why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel in a Taiwan war https://t.co/5d5HOG800N https://t.co/Wg2yLEkljj
Western military and academic strategists are discreetly gaming scenarios about how a conflict with China over Taiwan, or elsewhere in East Asia, could evolve or escalate. Here’s why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel https://t.co/j4gBRzEE3E
Why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel in a Taiwan war https://t.co/VviSkVgybV via @GregTorode
Why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel in a Taiwan war https://t.co/V27LSNITRz https://t.co/S2cdWbxhXz
China's PLA-Navy Aircraft Carrier Shandong (CV-17) has spent quite some time at sea since October 2023, here's a quick graphic, documenting its positions covering the extended deployment over the last few months https://t.co/i2tye14OC9