They also probably don't currently have the logistical support and boats needed to get enough of their troops over to the island while under fire from the Taiwanese.
From what I've heard, they're working on fixing this deficiency, though...
Though this is all part of a general increase in Chinese naval power, so it's probably not the pre-cursor of an invasion that's already planned for ten years from now.
The BIG threat to China isn't if the US parks an aircraft carrier off-shore and starts sinking the Chinese navy. The real threat is if the US parks an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf and starts sinking ships carrying oil to China (and one off of the coast of Sudan, as well).
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