China is reportedly refining its Pacific strategy, with analysts suggesting the PLA Navy's aircraft carriers could play a key role in deterring U.S. intervention in a Taiwan conflict. As Beijing expands its naval reach with the Type-003 Fujian and increases patrols near the Philippines, concerns are growing over the Philippine Sea emerging as a critical flashpoint in the Indo-Pacific. | Videos

As Chinese forces push into the western Pacific, analysts say that carrier groups could be used to frustrate any intervention.

China is reportedly refining its Pacific strategy, with analysts suggesting the PLA Navy's aircraft carriers could play a key role in deterring U.S. intervention in a Taiwan…