Beijing does not have efficient alternatives to the strait between Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. A substantial part of the oil tankers headed for China would be forced to deviate to the Indonesian straits of Lombok or the Sunda, stretching the routes between the Persian Gulf and East Asia. For years the Chinese have tried to reduce this dependence
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Beijing does not have efficient alternatives to the strait between Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. A substantial part of the oil tankers headed for China would be forced to deviate to the Indonesian straits of Lombok or the Sunda, stretching the routes between the Persian Gulf and East Asia. For years the Chinese have tried to reduce this dependence