YeriApr 7, 2023

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/us-china-tech-cables/

The #US and #China are waging a #war beneath the waves over internet cables. #Undersea #cables are vulnerable to #sabotage attacks and #espionage, making them a #surveillance gold mine for the world's #intelligence #agencies.

U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves - over internet cables

The two superpowers are vying to control subsea cables, a hidden network that speeds internet data around the globe. This tech war is fueled by worries that spies are listening.

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The #US government has intervened in at least six private undersea cable deals in the #Asia-#Pacific region over the past four years, either to keep #Chinese firms from winning the business or to force the rerouting or abandonment of #cables that would have directly linked US and Chinese territories. The US #government is concerned about the potential for Chinese #spying on these sensitive communications cables.
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The #US government has successfully campaigned to flip a $600m contract for a #Singapore-to-#France cable from #Chinese firm #HMN #Tech to US-based #SubCom through incentives and #pressure on #consortium members. The US #government has also cancelled four #cables whose backers had wanted to link the US with #HongKong. The US and #China are at the lowest point in their relations in decades, with #tensions rising over a host of issues.