A Hazardous Game – The Strait of Malacca

... contested waters of the seven seas. He would grasp he has been embroiled into one of the biggest geopolitical chess games, except ... ... biggest economy? As Yergin (2011) stresses oil has been a primary energy concern for China ever since Mao, as it was perceived as ... ... some of these partners in my older post (e.g. Central Asia or Russia; see: China Post), but extent of success via diversification ... ... Dilemma. Moreover, these majors favour unstable states with high corruption as this way competition from international oil firms ...