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Trump administration forces Facebook and Google to drop Hong Kong cable
Google and Facebook have withdrawn plans to build an undersea cable between the United States and Hong Kong after the Trump administration raised national security concerns about the proposal. On Thursday, the companies submitted a revised plan that bypasses Hong Kong but includes links to Taiwan and the Philippines that were part of the original proposal.
One of the original project's partners, Hong Kong company Pacific Light Data Communication, has been dropped.
Federal law requires a license from the Federal Communications Commission to build an undersea cable connecting the United States with a foreign country. When Google and Facebook submitted their application for an undersea cable connecting the US to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Philippines, a committee of federal agencies led by the Justice Department recommended against approving the connection to Hong Kong, citing the "current national security environment."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 02 2020, @07:00PM (1 child)
Why do you think they're moving on HK so quickly? Just like everyone else, right now the good bet is on a Biden win and they need to get away with as much as they can under the current administration. If Trump wins, it doesn't matter either way.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 03 2020, @08:58AM
Sorry what would happen if Biden wins? Back to bed with China? Seriously?
Is half the American population so deluded to think that China is still their best fuck buddy? Trump maybe an egoistical dumb-as-fuck loser but he definitely had the balls to call out the white elephant in the room - the world need to pay attention and start to collectively move stop China's expansion on all front before it is too late. I personally don't give 2 fucks about China as long as they keep their shit within their borders but they aren't.