Exclusive-Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese participation
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This content was published on June 18, 2021 - 03:43
June 18, 2021 - 03:43
By Jonathan Barrett and Yew Lun Tian
SYDNEY/BEIJING (Reuters) - A World Bank-led project declined to award a contract to lay sensitive undersea communications cables after Pacific island governments heeded U.S. warnings that participation of a Chinese company posed a security threat, two sources told Reuters.