How can a small strait threaten a global powerhouse like China🇨🇳? And why is the Malacca Strait so important for China and the rest of Asia and the World? 🌏

Through the Malacca Strait passes around 80% of Chinese oil, and that's also true for other Asian countries, like Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Therefore, this chokepoint is the most direct way from the Indian to the Pacific Ocean, and any blockade of this would spell disaster for the global economy. For these reasons this checkpoints holds a huge geopolitics and strategic meaning for China military.
The PRC has developed a strategy based on the build up of its navy and the expansion of foreign bases. On the one hand, the Chinese Navy has pushed for expanding its marine and amphibious capabilities, building aircraft carriers and well dock military vessels. On the other hand, Chinese strategist are boosting PRC presence abroad, by building bases on foreign soil. The logistic base in Djibouti as a case in point of this strategy, but also Gwadar in Pakistan and Hambantota in Sri Lanka are thought to become future bases.

Table of content:
00:00 The importance of global trade
01:10 World's strategic chokepoints
01:42 The Strategic Importance of the Malacca Strait
03:37 Alternatives to the Malacca Strait
04:43 Land based Pipelines to China
06:07 Disadvantages of land based pipelines to China
06:54 Chinese Blue Water Build-up
07:31 Chinese Amphibious warfare capabilities
09:05 China's Strategic Points
09:55 China Djibouti Base
10:31 Chinese expansion in the Indian Ocean

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Resources and bibliography:
1 https://www.eia.gov/international/ana...

2 Safety in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore | The Nippon ...https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp › ... › Projects

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4 https://www.chinacenter.net/2020/chin...

5 https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator...

6 China's pipeline dream in Pakistan | The Interpreterhttps://www.lowyinstitute.org › the-interpreter › china-s…

7 https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/Amp...

8 https://www.reuters.com/investigates/...

9 https://www.uscc.gov/files/001319

10 https://asiasociety.org/policy-instit...

11 https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton...

12 https://www.news.com.au/technology/in...

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