For those unfamiliar with the back story of Pacific Fibre - it failed partly because of US opposition to Chinese commercial and technological interests in the p

For those unfamiliar with the back story of Pacific Fibre - it failed partly because of US opposition to Chinese commercial and technological interests in the project. While Kim Dotcom might be willing to fund the cable, the issue of US protectionism doesn't go away. If the US blocked Chinese involvement for spurious security reasons, does anyone think they'll be more enthusiastic to facilitate their piracy nemesis du jour from building a haven for his new business, purportedly using money won from suing the US government for shutting down the old one? So, yes it's pure PR, to suck in tech journalists.