SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US Justice Department officials on Wednesday (June 17) recommended that a high-capacity undersea data cable system proposed by Google and Facebook bypass Hong Kong, citing potential national security concerns following China's moves to exert greater control in the territory.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SAN FRANCISCO - US Justice Department officials on Wednesday recommended that a high-capacity undersea data cable system proposed by Google and Facebook bypass Hong Kong, citing potential national security concerns following China's moves to exert greater control in the territory.
The high-capacity, low-latency fibre optic cable backed by Google and Facebook would"encourage" US communications crossing the Pacific Ocean to land in Hong Kong before continuing on to other parts of Asia, the DoJ reasoned. The concerns have been heightened by the Chinese government's"recent actions to remove Hong Kong's autonomy and allow for the possibility that intelligence and security services will operate openly in Hong Kong," the DoJ said in a release.
The Pacific Light Cable Network was to stretch 12,800km, crossing beneath the Pacific Ocean in a first-of-its-kind direct connection between the two locations, according to companies involved with the project.
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