It threatens to destabilize Asia more than any other part of the world because it's heavily reliant on the straits for energy. And the third reason is because China's economy is export driven, meaning their economy is fueled not by what they consume domestically, but by what they make and sell to other countries. Well, of all the countries of the world economies are melting down because of this crisis in the Straits. They're going to be buying less Chinese product and the Chinese exports are going to drop precipitously. (08:58–09:07)
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Asserts that China's economy is primarily driven by exports.
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