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- 1 2 Yung, Shermaine. "Trans-Pacific Cable Chaos, Shifting Asian Hubs". blog.telegeography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ↑ "Submarine Cable Map: Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN)". www.submarinecablemap.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ↑ Leprince-Ringuet, Daphne. "Facebook and Google drop plans for underwater cable to Hong Kong after security warnings". ZDNet. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
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