The Strait of Malacca may be the world’s most vulnerable maritime chokepoint.

At its narrowest point near Singapore, it’s only 30 miles wide—yet massive amounts of global oil and trade flow through it every day.

Former U.S. Navy officer and ASCF Vice President- Operations, Laurence F. Sanford, shares firsthand insights into why this strategic passage matters and how China is working around it through pipeline development.

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