“China's cable-cutting threat reaches Taiwan and the Philippines”

Key points

• The article discusses threats from China regarding communication cable disruption.
• US and allies are urged to prepare before outages affect communications.
• Philippine Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard participate in search and rescue drills.
• Drills occur off Bataan, Philippines in the South China Sea on June 6, 2023.
• Reuters photographer Ryan Claffey is credited as a CNAS researcher in the piece.