The new route for oil and gas imports to China is a significant imprint in the geopolitical landscape of the region and forms a key factor in the strategic calculus of major actors. The pipelines are also the first signs of China realising the dream of opening up its southwest provinces to the Indian Ocean. China is moving closer toward establishing what has been described by some Chinese scholars as Beijing’s ‘two-ocean strategy’ — achieving naval control in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
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