TechChinese activity around Pacific undersea cables raises risks for Big Tech

A new report says subsea cable projects owned by US companies including Google and Meta face elevated risks of deep-sea sabotage in the Pacific. Chinese research ships have spent unusually long periods apparently surveying cables, while analysts warn that China and Russia could use cable tampering as a “gray zone” tactic short of direct military confrontation.

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