(Washington, 22nd) Three Republican members of the US House of Representatives have written to the CEOs of Google parent company Alphabet, Facebook parent company Meta, e-commerce company Amazon, and Microsoft, inquiring whether they have taken adequate security measures to address growing national security concerns surrounding submarine communications cables.
According to a Reuters report, the letter, jointly signed by House China Committee Chairman John Moolenaar and Republican Representatives Carlos Gimenez and Keith Self, expressed concerns over entities linked to China—such as S.B. Submarine Systems Co. (SBSS), Huawei Marine, China Telecom, and China Unicom—that continue to provide maintenance or services for cable systems that are directly or indirectly operated or owned by these American tech companies.
Gimenez and Self each serve as chairs of two subcommittees.
The Washington side has long issued warnings about the threats posed by the network of over 400 submarine cables, which handle 99% of international internet traffic, particularly from China and Russia.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report.
The aforementioned tech companies also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
According to a Reuters report, the letter, jointly signed by House China Committee Chairman John Moolenaar and Republican Representatives Carlos Gimenez and Keith Self, expressed concerns over entities linked to China—such as S.B. Submarine Systems Co. (SBSS), Huawei Marine, China Telecom, and China Unicom—that continue to provide maintenance or services for cable systems that are directly or indirectly operated or owned by these American tech companies.
Gimenez and Self each serve as chairs of two subcommittees.
The Washington side has long issued warnings about the threats posed by the network of over 400 submarine cables, which handle 99% of international internet traffic, particularly from China and Russia.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report.
The aforementioned tech companies also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.