China's New Naval Playbook to Lock U.S. Forces Out of Taiwan | GRAVITAS

Taiwan says China is conducting area-denial drills in the Western Pacific involving the Liaoning aircraft carrier group and other naval formations. The strategy, known as anti-access and area denial, is designed to prevent US or allied forces from intervening in a Taiwan conflict. Taiwan reported more than 100 Chinese naval and Coast Guard ships operating around Taiwan, in the South China Sea and into the Pacific, alongside a rise in Chinese air force activity. China says the Liaoning carrier’s…