Wong announces new digital cable centre to limit China’s influence in Indo-Pacific

The new centre, staffed by Australians, will enable sharing of information and help Pacific island governments regulate important undersea cables

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Australia is stepping up its attempts to limit China’s influence in the Pacific, with the establishment of a new “cable connectivity and resilience centre” designed to boost connectivity for Pacific nations.

The foreign Minister, Penny Wong, will announce the centre while in Japan for the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting alongside counterparts from the United States, Japan and India.

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