China is developing the ability, and I think their--at this point their game plan with respect to taking on the U.S. Navy is not to try to build a counterpart to the carriers and the attending ships, but to have the ability to kill them at long range with ballistic missiles which are launched from the mainland, which have a high-capability, antiship targeting system.
China's strategy involves long-range ballistic missiles targeting U.S. Navy ships.
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