US Plans for China Blockade Continue Taking Shape

What was once a theoretical discussion in U.S. military journals about blockading China’s oil supply is now steadily turning into a tangible, multi-layered strategy aimed at containing Beijing and preserving American global dominance.
References:

Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018):
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-review
USNI - The United States Needs a Global War Plan for China (Nov. 2025):
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/november/united-states-needs-global-war-plan-china
USNI - When Logistics Decided Victory: The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Nov. 2025):
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2025/november/when-logistics-decided-victory-battle-leyte-gulf
NYT - U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.html
https://archive.ph/az6LC
RAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdf
The Irrawaddy - China-Backed Pipeline Facility Damaged in Myanmar Resistance Attack (Feb. 2022):
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/china-backed-pipeline-facility-damaged-in-myanmar-resistance-attack.html
CNN - Four killed in car bombing outside Pakistan hotel where Chinese ambassador was reportedly staying (Apr. 2021):
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/21/asia/pakistan-bomb-blast-chinese-ambassador-intl-hnk
BBC - Blast kills two Chinese near Pakistan's Karachi airport (Oct. 2024):
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r84p0dp1jo
DW - Pakistan train attack: Can Baloch insurgents be reined in? (Mar. 2025):
https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-train-attack-can-baloch-insurgents-be-reined-in/a-71900931
Bloomberg - Thailand Needs Hyperloop, Not China-Built High-Speed Rail, Junta Critic Says (Oct. 2018):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-01/junta-critic-says-thailand-needs-hyperloop-not-china-built-rail
Reuters - US intelligence helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports (Oct. 2025):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-helps-ukraine-target-russian-energy-infrastructure-ft-reports-2025-10-12/
Politico - Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat (Sep. 2025):
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/05/pentagon-national-defense-strategy-china-homeland-western-hemisphere-00546310

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