China sent all of its operational aircraft carriers to sea, while a U.S. "flattop" remained in the Philippine Sea.

The ICBM silos are located at three fields across northern China and five sites in central and southeastern China.

Unlike the United States, China only has an eastern coastline, where all the major commercial sea and river ports are located - such as Qing Dao, Da Lian, Yan Tai, Shang Hai, Xia Men, and Hong Kong.

The U.S. sent one of its 11 aircraft carriers to the Philippine Sea, while another was at Yokosuka naval base in Japan.

Aircraft carriers from China and the United States were operating in the Pacific ... Newsweek's weekly update maps aircraft carrier movements in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.