Athena Tong is a researcher at the University of Tokyo and at the China Strategic Risks Institute. Gabriele Maletta is a research assistant at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), Tokyo. Yuichi Yoshida is a LEAP Fellow at the International House of Japan (IHJ), Tokyo.
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Japan can be a hub and 'guardian' for the submarine cable system
Swiftly, safely and autonomously, Tokyo should defend the Asia-Pacific network
Then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks at a mock submarine cable at NEC Future Creation Hub in Tokyo on July 29, 2024. Undersea cables are not simply commercial assets but national lifelines that carry almost every digital transaction, military communication and diplomatic links. © Reuters
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