Chinese pilots are seeking out training in the U.S. because China's flight schools are unable to keep up with the civil and military demand for pilots.
It's hard to believe no one in the Pentagon anticipated this. It's even harder to believe the U.S. has 'few options' to reopen the Strait, as CNN reported.
Fighting a major war aiming for regime change against a longtime American enemy entirely through air and naval power is complicated and messy and has setbacks.