Australia to Build $18 Million Undersea Cable Centre in Indo-Pacific to Counter CCP’s Cyber Threats

Australia will build a new undersea cable centre in the Indo-Pacific to enhance the region’s digital infrastructure and counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) cyber security threats. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, who is currently visiting Tokyo to attend the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting, announced the new investment on July 29. The Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) is a diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States that focuses on assisting the stable development of the Indo-Pacific, which is strategically vital to the global economy. The partnership also aims to counter the CCP’s aggressive approach to expanding its influence in the region....