Taiwan should invest more to ensure its connectivity to the outside world remains robust.
Wu Jong-shinn, Director of the newly rebranded Taiwan Space Agency (TASA), formerly known as the National Space Organization, giving a briefing on satellite development, January 6, 2023. Credit: 總統府 via Flickr
Internet connectivity is a lifeline – albeit a fragile one – for Taiwan. A recent war game staged in Taipei with experts from the military, tech industries, academia, and government suggested that, in the event of a Chinese blockade, the island would be particularly vulnerable to a communications cutoff.
The threat to Taiwan’s digital infrastructure was made plain in February, when Chinese maritime vessels severed two submarine cables connecting the island to Matsu,
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