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How Asia should deal with the ‘Malacca dilemma’

China’s Malacca Dilemma, After Hormuz

Western-dominated insurance premiums can choke off Beijing’s oil supplies more effectively than warships can.

Strait of Malacca could be next Hormuz-like flashpoint

While recent global attention has focused on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively held closed since late February in a move that has disrupted world energy supplies, a...

China and Maritime Chokepoints: Hormuz, Malacca, and Indo-Pacific Vulnerability

Disruptions in Hormuz immediately generate concern regarding Malacca, another vital maritime chokepoint.

After Hormuz, attention turns to Malacca: Asia faces new maritime chokepoint risks 荷姆茲後輪到麻六甲？亞洲正視全球航運...

Asia’s busiest trade route, the Straits of Malacca, draws scrutiny as security risks rise

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Rising geopolitical tensions linked to the Strait of Hormuz are putting renewed attention...

Toll the Malacca Strait — and price out American hegemony

On April 22, Indonesia’s finance minister went off-topic during a symposium and raised the possibility of tolling the Strait of Malacca in light of the current Hormuz crisis, drawi...

Malaysia’s Balancing Act in the China-US Rivalry: “Walking a Tight Rope”

Malaysia follows a complex and highly challenging foreign policy as it strives to balance economic relations with China while maintaining…Continue reading on Medium В»

China mapping ocean around India to avert its own Hormuz moment in Strait of Malacca?

At the heart of this push lies a strategic concern long associated with Beijing: securing critical sea lanes, particularly through the Strait of Malacca, and reducing vulnerabiliti...

Amid Middle East tensions, Malaysia rules out unilateral action in Strait of Malacca

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan on Wednesday said no unilateral decisio...

Malacca Strait could be the next hinge point if Asia isn’t careful

US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, at a time of rising tensions over Iran, sanctions, tariffs and Taiwan, shows how far the Hormuz crisis has travelled beyond the battle...

China policy sparks dilemma

Why Asean cooperation remains primary shield against Malacca Strait tolls

Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East has turned the spotlight on a strategic waterway thousands of miles away in Southeast Asia, with littoral states having di...

Could the Strait of Malacca be next? What Hormuz’s closure means for the world’s busiest chokepoint

BANGKOK, April 23 — The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed Asian policymakers to confront renewed question...

What India’s ‘unsinkable aircraft carrier’ project near Malacca means for its China ties

The global energy crisis stemming from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has added complexity to already competitive China-India maritime relations. The bottleneck in t...

China, Singapore top diplomats reaffirm commitment to Malacca Strait transit rights

Singapore is committed to keeping the Strait of Malacca open, the city state’s top diplomat Vivian Balakrishnan has told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during talks in Beijing. Ac...

Пока США и Европа думают, как открыть Ормузский пролив, Китай боится закрытия Малаккского пролива. Это еще одно «бутылоч...

Пока главным результатом войны США и Израиля с Ираном стала взаимная блокада Ормузского пролива. Из-за нее транзит судов через пролив сократился на 95%, а цены на нефть и газ в Евр...

Why the Strait of Hormuz worries China more than Malacca

A new report highlights China's key maritime vulnerability lies at the Strait of Hormuz, not the Malacca Strait. This shifts strategic competition in the Indian Ocean to a new aren...

US has left Malaccan states no choice but to charge tolls

For decades, the rules-based international order provided an often-functional “guarantee” that the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints would remain open, navigable and shiel...

Malaysia’s navy faces rough waters in South China Sea without Norway’s missiles

Oslo’s ban on a missile system for Malaysian warships may lead to further bottlenecks in the country’s crucial naval modernisation project due to a scramble for a replacement and h...

When international law is not enough: Singapore’s Malacca Dilemma

Public confidence in Singapore’s resolve to enforce our legal rights is equally crucial.Continue reading on Medium »

Why Indonesia Floated a Malacca Toll

An apparently off-the-cuff observation sparked consternation across the region.

Dispute over Chinese EV giant’s plant exposes Malaysia’s auto hub dilemma

A reported standoff between BYD and Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) over strict manufacturing conditions has left the Chinese automaker’s RM1.3 billion...

‘Malaysia won’t be lectured’: Singapore’s refusal to negotiate over Hormuz creates waves

Singapore’s pushback against negotiating with Iran over access to the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a backlash from Malaysian politicians, who saw its statements as “lecturing” th...