Japan will provide support to island nations in terms of telecommunications infrastructure.

This is Japan's effort to increase its involvement in the South Pacific, a region with numerous undersea communication cables connecting East Asia, the United States, and Australia.

The islands of Palau - a Pacific nation.

Funding will come from the international cooperation budget of Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. It is expected that several billion yen (equivalent to several hundred billion Vietnamese dong) in public-private investment will be raised in the first two years.

Pacific island nations are using equipment from the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei for their onshore networks. However, the US alleges that Huawei has ties to the Chinese military and poses security risks. Huawei has denied these allegations.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhat-se-ho-tro-cac-dao-quoc-ve-ha-tang-vien-thong-185240915201648662.htm