Smaller Asian navies are expanding as a counterbalance to the big powers, and they have an interest in keeping hands off the choke-point of the Malacca Strait.

• 其他亚洲小型海军的扩张，只是为了保持与大国的军事平衡，它们愿意把手从马六甲海峡的瓶颈处移开。