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.

US Plans for China Blockade Continue Taking Shape

References:

Naval War College Review – A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018):
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi…

USNI – The United States Needs a Global War Plan for China (Nov. 2025):
https://www.usni.org/magazines/procee…

USNI – When Logistics Decided Victory: The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Nov. 2025):
https://www.usni.org/magazines/procee…

NYT – U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/wo…
https://archive.ph/az6LC

RAND Corporation – Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand…

The Irrawaddy – China-Backed Pipeline Facility Damaged in Myanmar Resistance Attack (Feb. 2022):
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/…

CNN – Four killed in car bombing outside Pakistan hotel where Chinese ambassador was reportedly staying (Apr. 2021):
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/21/as…

BBC – Blast kills two Chinese near Pakistan’s Karachi airport (Oct. 2024):
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r…

DW – Pakistan train attack: Can Baloch insurgents be reined in? (Mar. 2025):
https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-train-…

Bloomberg – Thailand Needs Hyperloop, Not China-Built High-Speed Rail, Junta Critic Says (Oct. 2018):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl…

Reuters – US intelligence helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports (Oct. 2025):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…

Politico – Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat (Sep. 2025):
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09…