US bill aims to protect Taiwan cablesCOUNTERING HOSTILITY: The draft bill would require the US to increase diplomatic pressure on China and would impose sanctions on those who sabotage undersea cable networksBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writerUS lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill to bolster the resilience of Taiwan’s submarine cables to counter China’s hostile activities. The proposal, titled the critical undersea infrastructure resilience initiative act, was cosponsored by Republican representatives Mike Lawler and Greg Stanton, and Democratic Representative Dave Min. The bill would also authorize rapid response protocols to repair damage, mitigate downtime and expand coordination among Taiwan, the US and the latter’s regional allies to bolster regional resilience, he added. “Undersea infrastructure is the backbone of global communications and economic stability. Stanton was quoted as saying that “China has been deliberately targeting this infrastructure as part of a ‘gray zone’ campaign to isolate Taiwan without firing a shot.

Source: Taipei Times April 03, 2026 17:12 UTC