The Trillion-Dollar Battle for Fiber-Optic Supremacy | WSJ U.S. vs. China

Underwater fiber-optic cables, carrying transactions worth trillions of dollars a day, are central to the U.S.-China tech war. These cables that run across the seabeds of the earth carry important information like emails, bank payments and military communications, which are an appetizing target for espionage and surveillance.

The U.S. has been among the global leaders in installing fiber-optic cables, but in 2008, cable-laying company Huawei Marine Networks brought China into the ranks of global leaders in the industry.

WSJ explains the battle for influence beneath the waves.

Chapters:
0:00 U.S.-China tech war
0:38 Sub-sea cables, explained
2:17 U.S. concerns
4:47 What’s next?

U.S. vs. China
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[ryanj.]

So all i'm hearing is that if China builds out these cables, the NSA will have a harder time snooping around the world.

[FireEverLiving]

They're probably more worried that the CIA and NSA can't surveil Chinese cables, as Snowden showed they regularly do on US/EU cables.

[destroyer-frdz]

US: only I am allowed to spy on the sea cables

[sapphyrus]

"If you buy Chinese cables, they will spy on you. If you buy ours, we won't spy on you, we swear!"

[EdinAibak]

When it comes to espionage, no country even come close to the United States..😂😂

[arshad]

china and usa competing on everything while indians competing in comments section

[BernhardWelzel]

It is beyond funny the the USA is concerned about China doing espionage. Is the concern to no longer be #1 in this "business"?

[ZaynSalimon]

They call it competition but it always sounds like one side is the one crying wolf on everything

[jumpinallans]

Let me get this straight: The US is trying to prevent competition. PLAIN & SIMPLE.

[TienyeeTien]

What battle? It’s a regular business competition. Why is US media always so dramatic?

[stanbimi]

The fate of "Nord Stream" and the guilty party behind the crime will visit underwater fiber-optics cables too.

[disfeed]

Maybe the US should sue itself for anti-competitive practices.

[darthvadeth]

America: can't beat them, ban them 🇺🇸🦅😂

[aame]

Free Market unless I am a player right?

[kennymiles]

Lol, everything is USA vs China with WSJ!

[mynameisChizzle]

It is not even on the same competition in terms of scale and yet, US is "concern".

It means "freedom" when US and western allies do it. It means something else when others do it.

[NurislamPopov]

What right do they have to prevent China's involvement?

[jbi]

You can tell if a country is sovereign if it tries to build military bases everywhere.

[matthewona]

Why do these news organization always frame the narrative of US/China relations as adversarial with that ominous music all the time??Me vs You, Win/loose. I would be very pleased if they can shine a light to the positive aspects of this relationship in an already divided world

[wantedyou]

Moral of the Story : The only country that should be allowed to do espionage is United States.