Protecting Taiwan’s undersea cables is a regional security imperative

Protecting Taiwan's undersea cables is a regional security imperative Protecting Taiwan's undersea cables is a regional security imperative

Kenny Huang is chair of the Taiwan Network Information Center; Charles Mok is a research scholar at Stanford University’s cyber policy center; and Christy Yachi Chiang is a professor at National Taiwan Ocean University.

Taiwan relies almost entirely on undersea cables for global connectivity. Any major disruption could not only leave citizens without access to essential mobile apps, but also bring business and government operations to a standstill.