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 Chinese naval base at Sri Lanka; 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. | 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 Chinese naval base at Sri Lanka; 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. |