The U.S., Japan and Australia will reportedly cooperate to lay new submarine cables to counterbalance China since the news from Tokyo that the U.S., Japan and Australia will cooperate to lay new submarine cables in the Pacific region to strengthen the sharing of information about China’s movements in order to counterbalance the rapidly expanding power of China in this critical area.
Submarine cable equipment is a critical infrastructure for security and safety, and could allow intelligence and information to be intercepted or cut off. According to the Japanese “Yomiuri Shimbun” reported that, therefore, the United States, Japan and Australia 3 countries will work together to lay submarine cables for international communications, in order to counterbalance China. It is understood that the financial institutions associated with the U.S., Japan and Australia officials will contribute to support the new laying of submarine cables.
According to the report, the U.S., Japanese and Australian governments and related business people held an informal meeting in March, where participants agreed on the need to strengthen cooperation on submarine cables. The meeting discussed how to enhance the sharing of information about China’s movements and proposed a cooperative plan to jointly fund the construction of submarine cables in strategic locations. The main reason why the U.S., Japan and Australia want to strengthen cooperation in the area of submarine cables is because of China’s rapid rise in power in this critical area. The share of submarine cables, the United States, Japan and Europe accounted for 90%, but China’s Huahai Communication Technology Co., Ltd. ranked 4th in the world, increasing its share.
The report mentions that Beijing has continued to expand its influence through economic cooperation and assistance by setting up submarine cables around the world, especially in the Pacific islands that have friendly relations with Taiwan, according to the “One Belt, One Road” initiative’s idea of a huge economic circle. Observers say that Chinese companies usually bid at low prices and are accused of interfering with market competition. In the future, U.S., Japanese and Australian financial institutions with official overtones will support the plan to lay the submarine cable.
In January, Palau, located in the western Pacific Ocean, reached an agreement with the United States and others to lay a submarine cable, which was won by Nippon Electric Corporation (NEC). In addition to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), the U.S. and Australia also have official institutions to finance the project.
In addition, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday that the U.S. and Japan also plan to invest $4.5 billion to compete with China in the development of next-generation 6G communications technology. The two countries will invest in research, development, testing and deployment of cybersecurity and new information and communication technologies, according to a statement issued by the leaders of the U.S. and Japan after their meeting in Washington on Friday. The report said that the United States and Japan pledged to invest $2.5 billion and $2 billion respectively for the program.
It is reported that Japanese government officials expressed regret that Japan started late in the 5G race. One official said, “Even if we have better technology, we can’t win the race for market share.” To avoid making the same mistake, Tokyo is determined to make a push in the international race starting with 6G. A joint organization of industry, government and academia was set up late last year to increase Japan’s share of patents to 10 percent. The Japanese side believes that setting global standards is crucial to the development of next-generation mobile technologies, so it believes that cooperation with the United States will help in this regard.
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