The U.S. is backing a $14 billion cable to keep Southeast Asia’s internet out of China’s reach
The U.S. is bankrolling a new trans-Pacific internet cable that deliberately skirts the South China Sea, as Washington tries to wall off Southeast Asia’s digital infrastructure from China. On Sept. 14, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) said it would fund a feasibility study for a new subsea cable that links Thailand, the U.S.,…