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Tech Giants Seek Hong Kong Alternative After U.S. Blocks Data Cable

National security officials are wary of the Chinese territory continuing to serve as a key global internet hub

American tech giants such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google are considering alternatives to Hong Kong as a global data hub after U.S. national security officials upended plans for a Trans-Pacific internet link to the territory, according to people familiar with the matter.

Google and Facebook Inc. last week asked U.S. authorities’ permission to start using the internet conduit’s branches to Taiwan and the Philippines while leaving its Chinese portion offline. The two firms helped fund the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network from
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