Taiwan’s digital future hangs in the balance. With just 14 undersea cables, its internet is more vulnerable than most realize — especially as more cables suffer damage from natural causes or suspicious incidents. At the same time, tech giants like Google and Meta are investing in new data infrastructure on the island. Could Taiwan transform its digital fragility into strength and emerge as a global internet hub?
Featuring: Kenny Huang (黃勝雄), board chairman at the Taiwan Network Information Center, Charles Mok (莫乃光), research fellow at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center, and Frank Bekkers, director of the Security Program at The Hague Centre for Security Studies