All bids have been denied and no contract awarded for a World Bank tender for the East Micronesia Cable system of undersea communications cables to Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) amid U.S. warnings of Chinese security threats, Reuters reported June 17.

Pacific Islands: Undersea Cable Project Delayed Amid U.S. Concerns of Chinese Interference

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All bids have been denied and no contract awarded for a World Bank tender for the East Micronesia Cable system of undersea communications cables to Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) amid U.S. warnings of Chinese security threats, Reuters reported June 17. 

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Pacific Islands: Undersea Cable Project Delayed Amid U.S. Concerns of Chinese Interference

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