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Google to invest $1 bn to boost connectivity to Japan via two subsea cables

"Building on the US-Australia joint funding commitment for subsea cables last October, the US and Japan plan to collaborate with like-minded partners to build trusted and more resilient networks and intend to contribute funds to provide subsea cables in the Pacific region," as per a statement. The Pacific region has become a great area of interest for China and the US, who are jostling for influence with competing infrastructure and military partnership offers.