The answer is Cuban Missile Crisis, hope i helped!
The three naval carriers would play and important role in other battles throughout the war.
The plan by the Japanese prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor was to perform a surprise-attack on the U.S. in which all of the U.S.'s major assets were destroyed; however, the several aircraft carriers that were not destroyed proved detrimental to the Japanese later on; their plan was based on crippling the U.S., but the U.S. was not entirely crippled.
Here are some reasons take your pick. Good luck! :)
Japan had modernized weapons
Corruption of the Chinese government-officials embezzled military funds.
Chinese army and navy had little preparation for the war
Japan had better war tactics and strategies
Chinese just finished the War of Opium and were weak
The majority of China’s massive population was not educated
