Most of the pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia or in the MalaccaStrait involve oil tankers that are ransomed.
索马里海岸线附近以及马六甲海峡的大多数海盗袭击都与劫持油轮、索要赎金有关。
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China's strategists worry at the vulnerability of their economy to maritime corridors, such as the StraitofMalacca, which they think America's superior navy could choke at will.
Smaller Asian navies are expanding as a counterbalance to the big powers, and they have an interest in keeping hands off the choke-point of the MalaccaStrait.