> Roads and pipelines across #Pakistan and #Myanmar will ultimately allow #China to avoid another strategic vulnerability — the chokepoint of the #StraitOfMalacca, through which about 75 per cent of its oil imports pass. Already, half of China’s natural gas arrives overland from central Asia, thanks to an expensive strategy by Mr Xi’s predecessors to cut dependence on seaborne imports.

https://www.ft.com/content/6e098274-587a-11e5-a28b-50226830d644

' About a quarter of all oil carried by sea passes through the Strait, mainly from Persian Gulf suppliers to Asian markets. In 2007, an estimated 13.7 million barrels per day were transported through the strait, increasing to an estimated 15.2 million barrels per day in 2011... '
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Malacca#Economic_importance
#StraitOfMalacca

In his #DemocracyNow interview #AmitovGhosh mentioned the interdependence of #USA #military and #oil #fossilfuels , the importance of the #StraitOfHormuz and #StraitOfMalacca came up. #Malacca provide a #DesignPrinciple to the #ShippingIndustry 'The maximum size of a vessel that can pass through the Strait is referred to as the #Malaccamax .' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Malacca#Economic_importance