China accused of planning to exploit undersea cable networks to spy on other countries, report says


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Western Australia brings back hard border with NSW Teenage girl dead after double stabbing in Sydney's west An undersea fibre optic cable is attached to a rope at Arrietara beach near the Spanish Basque village of Sopelana on June 13, 2017. China is being accused of supporting private investment in Pacific underwater cable projects to spy on other nations, Newsweek reported. A Reuters investigation found that US government officials had warned Pacific island nations against awarding underwater cable contracts to Chinese state-linked firms. These contracts are related to the Kiribati Connectivity Project (KCP), which was designed to improve communications to...