Russia’s Arctic Passage Will Ease China’s Reliance on Malacca Strait Chokepoint the US Navy Seeks to Dominate

Russia’s Arctic Passage Will Ease China’s Reliance on Malacca Strait Chokepoint the US Navy Seeks to Dominate: One of Asia’s biggest security headaches since the end of World War II has been a potential choke point on crude oil shipments that sail through the Strait of Malacca.

China receives more than half its oil imports via the strait from the Middle East. Japan gets 90%; South Korea about 80%. A hosti