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    Quote Originally Posted by Ray View Post
    KKH is basically aimed, as I see it, is to ensure that Chinese imports ex Africa and Middle East, especially oil, has an uninterrupted route to China off Gwadar in case Malacca Straits is closed for any reason.

    That is why they have the other route through Myanmar (rail and road) and are building extensive railway routes to CAR, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and so on so that strategic imports have a multiple entry point to China.
    How much oil or other bulk commodities could you reasonably expect to move across the KKH?
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