Why the Malacca Strait demands a binding Asean security framework

ON July 11, 1882, British warships anchored off Alexandria, Egypt, and unleashed a devastating barrage on the city’s fortifications. The pretext was “restoring order” and “protecting the Suez Canal”.

Within weeks, General Garnet Wolseley’s forces crushed the Egyptian army at Tel elKebir, turning the Khedive (the title of the ruler of Egypt until 1914) into a puppet.

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1882年7月11日，英国军舰停泊在埃及亚历山大港附近，并对该市的防御工事发动了毁灭性的炮击。其借口是“恢复秩序”和“保护苏伊士运河”。

几周之内，加内特·沃尔斯利将军的军队在泰勒·凯比尔击溃了埃及军队，将赫迪夫（1914 年之前埃及统治者的称号）变成了傀儡。

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