Entering the Dragon’s Lair: Chinese Antiaccess Strategies and Their Implications for the United States

Could China use anti-access strategies to defeat the United States in a conflict-in the sense of accomplishing its military and political objectives while preventing the United States from doing likewise? Analysis of Chinese military-doctrinal writings reveals a number of anti-access concepts that could have this effect. There are a number of actions the United States can take, however, to reduce the effectiveness of such strategies.