ðə pˌiːˌɛlˈeɪz ˈæntaɪˈæksɛs slˈæʃ ˈɛɹiədᵻnˈaɪəl ˌeɪ tˈuː slˈæʃ ˌeɪdˈiː kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ɑːɹ kˈɜːɹəntli ðə mˈoʊst ɹoʊbˈʌst wɪðˌɪn ðə fˈɜːst ˈaɪlənd tʃˈeɪn, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə pˌiːˌɑːɹsˈiː ˈeɪmz tə stɹˈɛŋθən ɪts kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ænd ɪz dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ðə kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ænd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl kˈɑːnsɛpts tə kəndˈʌkt əfˈɛnsɪv ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz wɪðˌɪn ðə sˈɛkənd ˈaɪlənd tʃˈeɪn, ɪnðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ænd ˈɪndiən ˈoʊʃənz, ænd ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz, ɡlˈoʊbəli.
The PLA's anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities are currently the most robust within the first island chain, although the PRC aims to strengthen its capabilities and is developing the capabilities and operational concepts to conduct offensive operations within the second island chain, in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and in some cases, globally.