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US-China tensions tug at Pacific internet cables

If you’ve ever emailed a resort in Fiji or Vanuatu about that long-awaited holiday, it’s likely your email traveled through an undersea internet cable. Such cables carry much of the internet traffic around the globe, in conjunction with underground fiber connections, satellites and microwave links. For Pacific Island countries, undersea internet cables can be crucial. […]

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