The Kocos Islands leased to Myanmar are mainly divided into the Greater Coco Island and the Little Coco Island, and the Little Coco Island and more than 10 nearby islands. Little Coco Island is located 15 years southwest of Big Coco Island57 km, about 5 km long, 1 km wide, area 608 km².
The island of Gran Coco is elongated and 12 years long11 km, 2 km at its widest point, area 14It covers an area of 33 square kilometers and has more than 200 houses and a total population of about 1,300 people. There is a Burmese naval base on the island, home to about 200 officers and soldiers and their families.
The Cocos Islands are located just 39 years from Tigripur in India7 km, while Tigrip is only 185 km from Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
The Cocos Islands, which are 986 kilometers closest to the Indian mainland, are leased by Myanmar** to China as an observation radar satellite center, and the Indian Navy's movements in the eastern Indian Ocean will be fully visible, posing a great deterrent to India's eastward expansion strategy.
In addition to containing India, the security of energy imports has long plagued China, with 80% of China's oil imports passing through the Strait of Malacca, and the Cocos Islands are close to the Strait of Malacca, which is of great help to China to strengthen its control over the Strait of Malacca and improve China's strategic security of energy transportation.
Some time ago, American satellites took pictures of the Coco Islands, and described the changes in the area, two new hangars have been built in the center of the islands, the length of the airstrip has reached 2,300 meters, there are several new buildings in the north, and there may be a military dock under construction.
Based on images taken by US satellites, Indian military scholars believe that India should take tough measures to curb China's construction and operation in Myanmar's Cocos Islands. If necessary, the Indian military should not hesitate to take control of the Cocos Islands by means of war.
On the side of the couch, you will not allow others to snore. Ah San thinks that the war in front of his home can be handled casually, but in fact, it is not so simple, Yunnan to the Coco Islands is 1200 kilometers, and the J-20 aircraft has a combat radius of 1500 kilometers, so it is easy to fly around.
In fact, India has long coveted the Cocos Islands, but it has never had a chance to do so, and the Myanmar side is also deeply worried about India's encroachment. India has deployed a large number of military installations and built military bases in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. China and Burma took what they needed and reached a Lend-Lease treaty.
As of last year, India had increased the number of sea vessels in the archipelago to 32 to monitor and control the Strait of Malacca and the Indian Ocean. Some Indian media openly claim that the control of the Strait of Malacca is to contain China. Today, China is the largest user of the Strait of Malacca.
According to statistics, 60% of the ships that pass through the strait every day are bound for and out of China. Eighty-five percent of China's petroleum products are shipped by sea, and more than 80 percent of them are routed through the Strait of Malacca.
The Strait of Malacca has always been the maritime lifeline of China's oil and energy transportation, and the security of the Strait of Malacca is a big issue for China.
Our military presence on Coco Island has seriously weakened the role of the Strait of Malacca in shaping our economy and the country's economy. This has emboldened our country in the face of the unfair demands and political deterrence of the United States.
The Cocos Islands are like a guard guard at the front of the Strait of Malacca, searching for the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca, which keeps us out of the embarrassment of the Malacca predicament, and it makes our dream of a great power gradually ......