The China hawks in Washington are up to their tricks again, trying to suppress Chinese companies and disrupt normal economic activities with the aim of hurting China. This time it is undersea telecommunication cables that are the focus of their attention.Such cables are an essential part of the global digital infrastructure. Given this, the China hawks are now trying to leverage this fact to support their efforts to sever China from the international system. Reportedly, US government officials are privately warning telecom operators of "security risks" posed by Chinese involvement in undersea cable repair. Chinese vessels participating in the maintenance of undersea cables may endanger US business and military data security, they claim.Ranking officials of the Joe Biden administration have reportedly been briefed on the potential "security threats" posed by Chinese companies. Claiming that the Chinese vessels involved in such work are "hiding" their locations from radio and satellite t
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