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The Strait of Malacca is a shipping route that carries roughly 40% of global trade and around 80% of China's imported oil, and is regarded as vulnerable to disruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/world/asia-malacca-dilemma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #straitofmalacca #straitofhormuz #taiwanstrait #southeastasia #china #us #iran #trade #shipping #globaleconomy
How Asia should deal with the ‘Malacca dilemma’

The confrontation between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz has shown how easily chokepoints can be militarized and how quickly economic fallout can spread.

The Japan Times
Apr 28 at 10:04pmBuffer