Asia Netcom, the international cable arm of state-controlled fixed line telephone operator China Netcom, will run a 350 km cable from the eastern port of Quingdao to its submarine regional network linking South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Asia Netcom, the international cable arm of state-controlled fixed line telephone operator China Netcom, will run a 350 km cable from the eastern port of Quingdao to its submarine regional network linking South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Chinese authorities have approved the laying of this undersea cable, which is expected to increase the speed at which internet users in northern China can access overseas websites by up to 50 per cent. It will be the first Chinese telephone company to have a private submarine cable connecting the homeland to all major destinations in Asia.