International Analysis

South China Sea Cables: A New Battle Raging Beneath the Waves

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As China's disputes with other claimants in the South China Sea intensify, how are the clashes on the surface being reflected below the waters? Subsea cables carry approximately 95% of global communication traffic in vast networks measuring 1.4 million kilometers in length. Are the depths of the South China Sea becoming a new frontline in the geopolitical battle between China and the United States? Our guests: Aaron Rabena - University of the Philippines Asian Center Professorial Lecturer Brian Hioe - New Bloom Magazine Founding Editor