*a wharf big enough for an aircraft carrier in [[Vanuatu]]
*a wharf big enough for an aircraft carrier in [[Vanuatu]]
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The Burma port is intended to ship [[Persian Gulf]] oil to China without rounding the cape at [[Singapore]] with the sea lanes defended by the Sri Lanka naval base; the Vanuatu wharf is to counter the U.S. naval presence a [[Guam]] which defends shipping lanes of [[Persian Gulf]] oil through the [[South China Sea]] to [[Taiwan]], [[Japan]], and [[South Korea]], key U.S. [[allies]] and trading partners.
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The Burma port is intended to ship [[Persian Gulf]] oil to China without rounding the cape at [[Singapore]] with the sea lanes defended by the Sri Lanka naval base; the Vanuatu wharf is to counter the U.S. naval presence at [[Guam]] which defends shipping lanes of Persian Gulf oil through the [[South China Sea]] to [[Taiwan]], [[Japan]], and [[South Korea]], key U.S. [[allies]] and trading partners.