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China can overwhelm US Air Defences.
US Naval vessels will have limited fire power being at sea while China will have unlimited firepower as they would be firing the missiles from land.
China can fight well and inflict losses on any side in theory but it comes down to the scenario as well. Pacific ocean is a massive environment and US has considerable maritime operational history, exposure, and experience. This is an operations domain where China is a new entrant while US is an experienced side and has done well historically. There are so many variables to consider.
Unlimited firepower? No such thing as unlimited firepower. China has a total of 200 ASBM launchers. Some will be deployed, others will be kept in reserve.
Just one Ohio-class SSGN is equipped with a total of 154 Tomahawk Block 4 cruise missiles. US Navy has a total of 4 Ohio-class SSGN = 616 Tomahawk Block 4 cruise missiles.
Just one Nimitz-class CVW is equipped with a force of 44 strike fighters, 5 electronic attack aircraft, and 5 AEW&C aircraft. Each strike fighter can be equipped with up to 4 JASSM-ER cruise missiles. Even if a mixed load out of 2 JASSM-ER cruise missiles, 2 fuel tanks, 4 AIM-120D3 and 4 AIM-9X is assumed for each strike fighter, a total of 88 JASSM-ER cruise missiles can be launched from the strike package in a small span of time. US Navy can commit up to 6 Nimitz-class CVW for the military operation at any point in time = 528 JASSM-ER cruise missiles.
You see where this is going? There is a lot more to consider.