Primary Taiwanese news agency Central News Agency (CNA) recently reported that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it is planning to develop a set of regulations to prohibit companies from connecting undersea communications cables containing Chinese technology or equipment to the United States.
“In recent years, we have seen threats to our undersea cable infrastructure from foreign adversaries such as China,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a statement. “As a result, we are taking action here to protect our undersea cables from sabotage and intrusion by foreign adversaries, as well as from cyber and physical threats.” The United States has widespread data security concerns about more than 400 undersea telecommunication cables that handle 99 percent of the international internet traffic.
Two undersea fiber-optic telecommunications cables were previously cut in the Baltic Sea, prompting authorities to investigate possible sabotage. Also not long ago, Taiwan accused two Chinese ships of cutting multiple submarine internet cables.
Source: CNA, July 17, 2025
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202507170006.aspx