Protecting Taiwan's undersea cables is a regional security imperative

Recent disruptions have raised public awareness. Now, Taipei must cooperate with neighbors

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A screen displays a map of the undersea cables between Taiwan and Matsu island during a press conference at Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs in Taipei on Jan. 22, 2025. © Reuters

Kenny Huang is chair of the Taiwan Network Information Center; Charles Mok is a research scholar at Stanford University's cyber policy center; and Christy Yachi Chiang is a professor at National Taiwan Ocean University.

Taiwan relies almost entirely on undersea cables for global connectivity. Any major disruption could not only leave citizens without access to essential mobile apps, but also bring business and government operations to a standstill.

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