FAIRFAX, Va., March 23 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
Taiwan lacks its own cable repair vessels, meaning damage to underwater cables crucial to the island nation's international communications and internet connectivity can take six to eight weeks or more to repair. The lack of repair capabilities is a serious resilience risk and a dire national security concern for a county that is in the crosshairs of China.
That unsettling discovery was made by student researchers at the Taiwan Security Monitor (TSM), a student-driven online research initiative housed at theSchar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.
Directed by founderMichael Hunzeker, a Schar School associate professor and associat...