WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Curtis issued the following press release:
During a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Senator John Curtis (R-UT) raised urgent concerns about the vulnerability of global undersea cable infrastructure, emphasizing the need for stronger U.S. leadership to protect critical economic and security lifelines amid malicious "gray zone" activities by the People's Republic of China (PRC). The cables-critical for global communication and commerce-have been a primary target of the PRC for covert sabotage to undermine Taiwan's security and sovereignty.
Senator Curtis also highlighted insights from a recent bipartisan delegation visit to Taiwan, where he observed firsthand the growing risks to undersea cabl...