Australia to Build $18 Million Undersea Cable Centre in Indo-Pacific to Counter CCP’s Cyber Threats

‘The centre is ... an important demonstration of the Quad’s delivery in the region, responding to the Indo-Pacific’s most pressing challenges,’ said Penny Wong.

Employees install an electric submarine cable and optical fibre between Quiberon and Belle-Ile-en-mer, western France, on March 11, 2015. Jean-Sebastien Evrard/AFP via Getty Images

Australia will build a new undersea cable centre in the Indo-Pacific to enhance the region’s digital infrastructure and counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) cyber security threats.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, who is currently visiting Tokyo to attend the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting, announced the new investment on July 29.