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INSIGHT-Why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel in a Taiwan war

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Every day, nearly 60 fully loaded very large crude-oil carriers sail between the Persian Gulf and Chinese ports, carrying about half of the oil that powers the worlds second-largest economy.

Every day, nearly 60 fully loaded very large crude-oil carriers sail between the Persian Gulf and Chinese ports, carrying…

As the vessels enter the South China Sea, they ply waters increasingly controlled by China's growing military, from the missile batteries and airfields at its bases on disputed islands to its stealthy Type 055 destroyers. But when crossing the Indian Ocean, joined by others headed to China from Africa and Brazil, these tankers lack protection in a naval theatre dominated by the U.S. A dozen military attaches and scholars say that vulnerability is now being scrutinised as Western military ...

Every day, nearly 60 fully loaded very large crude-oil carriers sail between the Persian Gulf and Chinese ports, carrying about half of the oil that powers the world's second-largest economy.

HONG KONG--Every day, nearly 60 fully loaded very large crude-oil carriers sail between the Persian Gulf and Chinese ports, carrying about half of the oil that powers the world’s second-largest economy.

"There is a cost to this corruption," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said. "There's a 'corruption tax' that, unfortunately, taxpayers are forced to pay."

A bite-sized look at what we are hearing: Wesleyan University’s Survey Lab released results from a Connecticut public opinion poll to determine what voters thought of Governor Ned Lamont and his policies.