#Malacca

The crisis around the Strait of Hormuz focused attention on other maritime chokepoints. Experts warn that waterways like the Taiwan Strait or the Strait of Malacca are increasingly being used as geopolitical leverage.

While recent global attention has focused on the Strait of Hormuz, a quieter development has been taking shape in Southeast Asia

The Malacca Strait provides the shortest sea route from East Asia to the Middle East and Europe, carrying nearly 22% of the world's maritime trade.

Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa this week publicly pondered about ways states might charge ships passing through the Strait of Malacca, another large chokepoint

Indonesia sought to reassure international shipping there will not be another possible “pay-to-pass” scenario on their hands at the Strait of Malacca.