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Share and Strife - The Strait of Melaka and the Portuguese (16th and 17th centuries)
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The Strait of Melaka is the longest strait in the world, stretching for
about 800 km from the northern tip of Sumatra to Singapore. It exhibits
a dual character like no other, being simultaneously a privileged linking
passage of two seas and two knots of human civilization – India and
China – and a »bottleneck« that constrains the maritime connections
between them. Today, the latter aspect is globally dominant. The strait
is considered and analysed mostly as an obstacle rather than a linking
point: how to reach China from the West or elsewhere is no longer an
issue, but securing the vital flows that pass into the strait on a daily basis
undoubtedly is. Accidents, natural catastrophes, political local crises
or terrorist attacks are permanent dangers that could cut this umbilical
cord of world trade and jeopardize a particularly sensitive and vulnerable
area; piracy and pollution are the most common local threats and
vulnerabilities.
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Malaca Estreito de Malaca Sueste Asiático Expansão portuguesa na Ásia
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Orientierungen - Zeitschrift zur Kultur Asiens, Themenheft 2013, 2015, pp. 64-85.
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Edition Global