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Originally Posted by Mr_G6ET

Although carriers would improve their position, China is improving their defence against carriers with hypersonic weapons.
Good read here:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/bu...obsolete-37637

Carrier battle groups aren’t about defence, there all offence.

They provide the ability to project their force almost anywhere in the world in sufficient numbers to cause a real problem.

Without them their fighters are reliant on in air refueling or using forward airbases. All of which makes them vulnerable.
That’s one of the reasons they’re building the islands in the South China Sea, it extends their reach.