The vulnerability of supplyroutes -- lifelines for NATO forces -- is of special concern to the United States as it increases its troop presence in Afghanistan.
"They are doing everything they can to increase the supply of energy," said Paul French, coauthor of a book about China's growing impact on oil shipping routes.
“他们正在尽一切努力增加能源供应。”保罗·弗朗西说。
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America is scrambling to find not just an alternative military base, but supplyroutes into Afghanistan, as convoys from Pakistan come under more frequent attack.