Why Operation Kita was not a Pacific Channel Dash

Was Operation Kita the Pacific equivalent of the Channel Dash?

No. Both escaped interception, but Operation Kita crossed open sea while the Channel Dash ran directly past an enemy's home coast and defenses.

Operation Kita brought the Ise-class ships home through the South China Sea, but the comparison with the Channel Dash is rejected on geographical grounds. The German operation ran past the home coast of a belligerent. Its audacity depended on attempting a route opponents considered implausible, including dangerous mined waters. The judgment that American forces should have interrupted Operation Kita remains separate from that distinction.