USA: Be wary of Huawei Marine participation, Pacific submarine cable business
USA:
It is also expanding its opposition to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Marine to the “undersea.”
According to the people concerned:
The US government has warned Pacific island nations over the Pacific submarine cable laying project.
Huawei Marine of China:
“We warned against accepting the low-priced offer by Huawei Marine of China,” he said.
The scale of the business is close to 73 million dollars (about 7.55 billion yen).
Republic of Nauru,
Federated States of Micronesia,
With the Republic of Kiribati
Aim to improve the communication environment.
World Bank Project:
The World Bank is planning to lay a submarine cable.
The amount offered by Huawei Marine is more than 20% lower than other companies, and it is possible to win the bid.
According to sources:
The US government has communicated “concerns about this project to Micronesia.”
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China:
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs opposes this.
A foreign ministry spokesman said, “The US statement is a slander against Chinese companies. It’s a forged excuse to unfairly suppress Chinese tech companies.”
Correspondence of related countries:
Nauru has expressed concern.
Kiribati, on the other hand, has a positive attitude.
Kiribati established formal diplomatic relations with China last year.
Huawei:
Earlier this year, Huawei sold its stake in Huawei Marine.
However, “Huawei Marine is still a Chinese company.”
Huawei Marine is obliged to cooperate with the Chinese information and security authorities.
Submarine cable plan:
The risk is especially high for the US government.
This submarine cable could be connected to another submarine cable that connects to “Guam Island, which is used by the US government and is an important base for the US military.”
(Reuters) -Yahoo! News
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The Kiribati Connectivity Project,
backed by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank,
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