The US has for years expressed concerns over China’s role in handling network traffic and the potential for espionage. - Photo: Reuters
WASHINGTON: The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday (July 16) it plans to adopt rules to bar companies from connecting undersea submarine communication cables to the United States that include Chinese technology or equipment.
"We have seen submarine cable infrastructure threatened in recent years by foreign adversaries, like China," FCC Chair Brendan Carr said in a statement.
