Historical anomalies, by definition, do not last forever. At some point, history rediscovers its baseline. Today's Navy has seen a nearly eight-decade abnormality, during which no two great powers have clashed at sea—but something closer to normalcy may not be far off. In East Asia's littorals, the first island chain is the maritime frontier of the Sino-U.S. strategic rivalry. The littorals flanking China's coast present the United States its toughest maritime problem: It is where China's fleet can fight from its feet.

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