Beijing now has the power to disrupt global communications after scientists revealed a device that can sever undersea cables.

The tool, which is able to cut lines at depths of up to 4,000 metres (13,123 feet) – twice the maximum operational range of existing subsea communication infrastructure – has been designed specifically for integration with China’s advanced crewed and uncrewed submersibles like the Fendouzhe, or Striver, and the Haidou series.

    • optissima@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Is this like how they targeted African countries economies with the Belt and Road Initiative?

    • Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Dictatorships don’t exactly have a history of stopping after „defeating“ their enemy. They’ll find new ones

      Fr dawg.

      Also, I don’t really want to have to learn Mandarin, nom sayin’?

      I’m firmly in middle age and don’t have the mental capacity to memorize 30,000 Chinese characters or whatever the count is.