<prompt> Muna 1818, Sir Stamford Raffles akagadzwa saLieutenant Governor wekoloni yeBritish paBencoolen. Akanga akatsunga kuti Great Britain inofanira kutsiva Netherlands sesimba rinotonga muchitsuwa ichi, sezvo nzira yekutengeserana pakati peChina neBritish India, iyo yakanga yave yakakosha zvikuru nehurongwa hwekutengeserana kweopium neChina, yakapfuura nechitsuwa ichi. VaDutch vaive vachidzvinyirira kutengeserana kweBritain mudunhu nekurambidza maBritish kushanda mumakungwa anotongwa neDutch kana nekuvaisa mutero wakakwira. Raffles aitarisira kupokana neDutch nekumisikidza chiteshi chitsva padhuze neStraits yeMalacca, nzira huru yechikepe yekutengeserana kweIndia-China. Aida chiteshi chechitatu sezvo chiteshi cheBritish chaingova nezviteshi zveBencoolen nePenang. Chiteshi ichi chaifanira kunge chiri munzvimbo ine hunyanzvi pakati peIndia neBritish uye nzira huru yekutengeserana neChina neChina muchitsuwa cheBritish, chakapfuura nechitsuwa ichi.  <response>: pedyo neMalacca Strait 