In recent years the situation around the Malacca Strait has quieted down a bit owing to the strict patrol of US naval forces in the area. But this has sparked a new round in the geopolitical contest between the US, China and Southeast Asian countries and has injected another variable into the region.
近年來麻六甲海峽因美國艦隊的強力巡航而稍顯平靜，卻也因此激起美、中及東南亞各國新一波的地緣政治角力，為區域局勢投下變數。