The sight of huge oil tankers offloading in China’s giant ports should come as no surprise. Earlier in August, the world’s largest active oil tanker, TI Europe, was spotted at China’s giant Ningbo port in the East China Sea. The TI Europe is among the four largest ships in the world, along with TI Africa, TI Asia, and TI Oceania. The crisis in the Doklam plateau and the possibility of the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops drifting into open conflict has brought China’s energy security into sharp focus. According to some analysts, a China-India conflict could acquire a naval dimension, affecting China’s energy supplies.

Source: The Hindu August 26, 2017 15:22 UTC