At the start of any war you know that the US will have three priorities: one will be to eliminate any known Chinese satellites and air bases in China and around the world. The US Navy will first focus on sinking every Chinese vessel that it can find with a focus on known Chinese missile-capable ships and submarines. After the start of hostilities the lifespan of their aircraft carriers will be measured in minutes, not hours. The ChiComs will be swept from the seas while missiles and bombs destroy any Chinese port facilities, naval yards, and army/air force bases. Their navy will effectively be gone in under 3 days and the Chinese ability to project force outside of China will be neutered.
Couldn’t we have moved our manufacturing to India or the P.I. over the last few decades?