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Vietnam plans two new undersea cables as the U.S. lobbies hard for Hanoi to avoid using Chinese companies
Vietnam is rapidly becoming a technological hub as Hanoi embarks on its digital infrastructure development strategy. It is also becoming a strategic country as the U.S. and China fight to control the undersea cable network in the region.
China’s Industrial and Technological Developments
On January 20, China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) company released its free chatbot, which is based on a large language model (LLM) that is comparable in performance to major non-Chinese LLMs such as OpenAI’s GPT-4, but at a fraction of the cost.
Beijing Holds Private Enterprise Symposium, Signaling Support for the Chinese Private Sector
On February 17, 2025, the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) convened the latest private enterprise symposium in Beijing.
European Union member states still failing to exclude Huawei and ZTE
An update by the European Commission reveals that only 10 EU member states in the bloc are implementing a ban on Huawei and ZTE equipment. It comes after French prosecutors raided the Paris office of Huawei France as part of a preliminary investigation into potential violations.
The protection and democratization of undersea communications networks
Ensuring the security of the global, submarine communications infrastructure is becoming a priority for Western governments and agencies concerned that China and Russia are willing to use it for espionage, personal data theft, and general disruptive purposes.
How are China and Russia advancing their shared agendas?
Download our recent analyst paper to understand the key implications of recent China-Russia diplomatic developments.
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