It was China where the Go game was developed about 2,500 years ago. Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent.
Since the end of WWll, America has been using the principle of this game to surround its adversary countries.
- In the vicinity of BD, America wants to surround the Indian east coast, especially the Orissa Coast where India has a listening post. Now, with BD under its wing, America will be listening to the Indian Naval activities in the BoB and beyond.
- It will be the same with Burma.
- China will also be spied on. I believe America wants Chinese activities in Burma and BoB under its control. The presence of America or its proxy Japan in BD will cause China not to make a military venture into the BoB through Burmese land to reach Sittwe.
I believe this is why America has been insisting to include BD in the QUAD.
I expect no Chinese naval base in Sittwe and no transaction of civilian goods from there. However, I believe if China wants to use BoB for trade, America will allow Matarbari Port. But, no Chinese naval presence anywhere in the BoB.
So, China is now surrounded on its east coast by Japan and Korea, and now its southern land border is surrounded by America and Japan.
BD role will be insignificant here for now.
@renhai