Western and Indian analysts worry that China sees Myanmar as part of its so-called “string of pearls” policy of building naval and intelligence bases around the Indian Ocean.

西方和印度分析人士担心中国视缅甸为其称作“珍珠线”政策的一部分，这一政策旨在在印度洋周边修建海军和情报基地。

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Western and Indian analysts worry that China sees Myanmar as part of its so-called "string of pearls" policy of building naval and intelligence bases around the Indian Ocean.

西方和印度分析人士担心中国视缅甸为其称作“珍珠线”政策的一部分，这一政策旨在在印度洋周边修建海军和情报基地。

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A tsunami in the Indian Ocean caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake caused parts of Maldives to be covered by sea water and left many people homeless.

2004年由印度洋地震所导致的印度洋海啸使马尔代夫多处被海水侵蚀，让许多人无家可归。

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However,piracy had decreased in the Straits of Malacca and the eastern Indian Ocean where it has traditionally been a problem.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

All this wet air is pulled in by a high pressure area over the Indian Ocean and a low pressure area to the south.

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It supervised creation of a system for nations on the edges of the Indian Ocean after the great earthquake and tsunami of two thousand four.

VOA: special.2009.03.17

The Argos deployed off the Lady Amber constitute a major contribution to the Indian Ocean Observing System and will assist scientists better understand and be able to predict the Indian Ocean's dynamics, and thereby lead to societal benefit as that understanding and associated products transfer to Indian Ocean communities through the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS) framework.

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MultiChoice is available in just under 50 countries on the continent and adjacent Indian Ocean islands, and CNN continues to provide our subscribers with cutting-edge and incisive news from around the world.

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The Indian Ocean nations decided to establish an Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS) in the wake of the 2004 catastrophe.

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