Google：美国/香港海底电缆连接：撤回计划
2020年8月31日
Google和Facebook：
上周，它取消了将海底电缆从美国跨太平洋连接到香港的计划。
特朗普政府：
特朗普政府说，中国政府可能会使用连接香港的海底电缆收集美国人的个人数据。 –
提交修订后的计划：
两家公司已经提交了修订计划，将海底电缆连接到台湾和菲律宾而不是香港。
太平洋光数据通信有限公司
香港的太平洋光数据通信已从计划中删除。
该公司是初始通知中的合作伙伴。
美国政府对“该公司与中国大陆公司彭博士电信传输集团的关系”表示关注。
彭博社
https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2020-08-31/QFSXK5T1UM0W01
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