On the afternoon of March 31, a collective sigh of relief went through the Matsu Islands, a Taiwanese island group located less than 20 kilometers off the coast of China. A long-awaited cable ship completed repairs to one of the two damaged submarine cables connecting the archipelago with Taiwan’s main island, ending 50 days of limited internet access – or what has been described as an “invisible blockade.”
Taiwan is working on a multipronged approach for enhancing the security of its communications following the incident – from legislation to protect sea cables, to increased attention on backup systems such as low earth orbit satellite technology, with one example being the successful use of SpaceX’s Starlink system in Ukraine.
VIA The Diplomat