On this day, 54 years ago, November 16, 1971 (September 29, 1971 in the lunar calendar), Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia announced the joint management of the Straits of Malacca and the Straits of Singapore. After consultations, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia issued a joint statement on November 16, 1971, announcing the joint management of affairs in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, and decided to form a cooperative agency to be responsible for navigation safety issues in the Straits. According to reports, this measure is mainly taken in response to the Japanese government's proposition of "internationalizing" the Strait of Malacca. The Strait of Malacca is a strategic location in Southeast Asia. It is located between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Indonesia. It is more than 800 kilometers long and is the main channel connecting the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. According to reports, 90% of Japan's oil needs are shipped to Japan through the Strait of Malacca. The continental shelf of the Strait of Malacca is rich in resources such as oil and tin mines. The monopoly capital of the United States and Japan has successively seized the rights to explore and exploit in vast sea areas there. In order to plunder overseas resources, carry out aggression and expansion, the Japanese reactionaries have always had ambitions for the Strait of Malacca. In recent years, it has been plotting a plot to control the Strait of Malacca, openly advocating that "the Strait of Malacca is Japan's lifeline" and that "the Strait of Malacca, like the Uaga Waterway, is closely related to Japan", claiming that the navy should be sent to "ensure" the Strait of Malacca."security". In 1968, the Japanese reactionaries brazenly conducted an extensive survey of the Strait of Malacca under the guise of "ensuring" the "navigation safety" of the giant ship. In 1969, when the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia announced that they would expand their territorial waters from three nautical miles to twelve nautical miles, the reactionary government of Japan refused to recognize it. In July of that year, the Japanese reactionaries put forward the idea of "internationalization of the Strait of Malacca" at an international conference and openly "protested" against Malaysia and Indonesia's decision to extend their territorial waters to twelve nautical miles. The joint statement by Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia on joint management of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore clearly stated that they oppose international management of the Straits of Malacca. However, the day after the joint statement was issued, a senior official at the Japanese Embassy in Malaysia actually said that the Japanese government was "very concerned" about the "safety aspects" of navigation in the Strait and said that it was willing to "assist" and "ensure" the Strait."Navigation safety" further exposed the Japanese reactionaries 'aggressive ambition to invade the Strait of Malacca.