Why is the Malacca Strait strategically important? Choose the best answer choice, and explain.
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Textiles produced in Europe passed through the strait on their way to China.
Textiles produced in Europe passed through the strait on their way to China.

It had enormous military potential and was crucial to regional security.
It had enormous military potential and was crucial to regional security.

Trade routes that connect the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean pass through it.
Trade routes that connect the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean pass through it.

Trade routes that connect the Indian and Pacific Oceans pass through it.