Defensive..

Anti Drone magnet.

China’s A2/AD (Anti-Access/Area Denial) strategy has established a defensive “bubble” that could hinder U.S. naval operations and aircraft carriers near its First Island Chain. -By leveraging anti-ship missiles, drones, submarines, and aircraft, Beijing effectively denies access to adversaries without depending on aircraft carriers. 

The United States faces a challenge in countering this strategy, particularly in safeguarding Taiwan. 

 Most China watchers assume that leaders in Beijing always want to go on the offensive militarily, whether it is attacking Taiwan, taking more island territory, or exporting its authoritarian government system to other countries in the developing world. 

But another way to look at it is that China is playing defense, and it can accomplish this strong posture by focusing on anti-ship missiles, drones, plus manned fighters and bombers to create a defensive arc or bubble.

Just a thought.