After all, the Netherlands is the local landlord, and the various resources of the East Indies, such as spices and minerals, are much more conveniently transported to the homeland through the Sunda Strait than the Malacca Strait.
However, when East Africa rose, the situation changed further. With the development of East African industry and foreign trade, and the expansion of East African colonies in the South Sea Region, East Africa's attention to the Sunda Strait increased steadily.
Frier continued: "Prime Minister, by looking at the map, you can see that the Sunda Strait is the most convenient sea trade passage for us between East Africa, the South Sea Region, the Far East, and even the Northern Pacific Region."
"Most of our eastern coastal cities, especially the southern ports, find passing through the Sunda Strait more convenient than the Malacca Strait."
