The Underwater Battle for Fiber-Optic Supremacy | WSJ U.S. vs. China
199,096
Published 2024-08-05
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
This original video series explores the rivalry between the two superpowers’ competing efforts to develop the technologies that are reshaping our world.
#China #Tech #WSJ
All Comments (21)
-
Chinese migrants rush to find way to U.S. border before doors close: on.wsj.com/4cdsDSx
-
china and usa competing on everything while indians competing in comments section
-
When it comes to espionage, no country even come close to the United States..😂😂
-
"If you buy Chinese cables, they will spy on you. If you buy ours, we won't spy on you, we swear!"
-
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.
-
Lol, everything is USA vs China with WSJ!
-
US: only I am allowed to spy on the sea cables
-
It is beyond funny the the USA is concerned about China doing espionage. Is the concern to no longer be #1 in this "business"?
-
They call it competition but it always sounds like one side is the one crying wolf on everything
-
What battle? It’s a regular business competition. Why is US media always so dramatic?
-
"This map". .. Doesnt show the complete map
-
Free Market unless I am a player right?
-
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
-
It's not a international ban on Chinese involvement... but just want to dissuade countries from using Chinese manufacturers in strategic connections.... but all connections are strategically important...
-
You can tell if a country is sovereign if it tries to build military bases everywhere.
-
The fate of "Nord Stream" and the guilty party behind the crime will visit underwater fiber-optics cables too.
-
What right do they have to prevent China's involvement?
-
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.
-
I only knew about the chip wars between the US and China but was completely unaware about the internet cable space war .... This was a good video ! .... learned a lot ! .... 🙏 ....
-
The internet really does run on tubes
