ME, welcome back.
There have been several novels based on a future conflict between the US and PRC. The flash point has often been Taiwan and a major feature is the blindsiding on the CVN group either by the threat from SSK/SSN or in one or two by actually crippling the CVN.
Of course the main weakness in these novels is why possibly the world's largest producer of cheap consumer goods would attack possibly the world's largest consumer of such goods.
IMHO Globalisation makes war between major players improbable.