<p>Thousands of miles of fiber optic cable lying at the bottom of the world’s oceans carry more than 95% of the world’s data. Now, those 
undersea cables are at the forefront of a new rivalry between China and the U.S. over who controls the flow of big data.</p>

Thousands of miles of fiber optic cable lying at the bottom of the world’s oceans carry more than 95% of the world’s data. Now, those undersea cables are at the forefront of a new rivalry between China and the U.S. over who controls the flow of big data.

A new rivalry between the U.S. and China over the world’s undersea cables

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