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Opinion: West feeling the squeeze in choke point contest

5th April 2019 - 12:19 GMT | by The Clarence in London

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Empires are built on trade and commerce, and for centuries control of key land or maritime trade routes has been integral to securing the long-term strategic prospects from the trade routes of the Mongol Empire to the global network of coaling stations underpinning the security of the British Empire.

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