US Firm’s Plan for Australia-China Internet Cable Leaves Huawei Trailing

US Firm’s Plan for Australia-China Internet Cable Leaves Huawei Trailing
The logo of Huawei is seen at its showroom in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China on March 29, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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SYDNEY—U.S. submarine cable company SubCom said on April 10 it would lay an internet link from Australia to Hong Kong through Papua New Guinea, deepening its involvement in a region where China’s Huawei Technologies has sought to expand.

The route is the most direct internet link yet between Australia and China.