As China's disputes with other claimants in the South China Sea intensify, how are the clashes on the surface being reflected below the waters? Subsea cables carry approximately 95% of global communication traffic in vast networks measuring 1.4 million kilometers in length. Are the depths of the South China Sea becoming a new frontline in the geopolitical battle between China and the United States?

Our guests:

Aaron Rabena
University of the Philippines Asian Center Professorial Lecturer

Brian Hioe
New Bloom Magazine Founding Editor


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