TAIPEI -- The United Nations has launched its first-ever advisory body on subsea cable networks, amid growing risks to the critical piece of telecommunication infrastructure.
New body includes U.S. and Chinese officials, but won't tackle geopolitics

Technicians work on the landing of Google's Atlantic submarine cable, called Dunant, in Saint-Hilaire de Riez, France, in March 2020. © AP
TAIPEI -- The United Nations has launched its first-ever advisory body on subsea cable networks, amid growing risks to the critical piece of telecommunication infrastructure.