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.

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