I found the FCC filings at [1] to be useful to understand the government's position here. Particularly the "Provisional National Security Agreement" that the c

I found the FCC filings at [1] to be useful to understand the government's position here. Particularly the "Provisional National Security Agreement" that the cable now operates under[2]. It seems to boil down to: (1) The PRC likely has visibility into the traffic, while the NSA wouldn't, and (2) The President has the authority to unilaterally deny the operation of undersea cables, so you'd better play by our rules. [1]: https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/related_filing.hts?f_key=2252704&f_number=SCLSTA2020040200015 https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/repor... [2]: https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=2256300 https://licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/download.do?attachment_key=... (PDF download)