Because every tanker in the world coming through the Straits of Malacca from the Persian Gulf, you got every huge tanker, you got every boxcar. It's a super highway. 40% of China's energy needs come through the straits. I think It's one third of the world's trade. It's $5 trillion. It is my point. This is a super high. When people say the South China Sea, here's what you got to understand. It's a superhighway of commerce. (34:29–34:32)
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Asserts that the South China Sea accounts for one-third of global trade, valued at $5 trillion.
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