US, Australia to Provide Underwater Internet Cables for Pacific Islands

2023-10-26 17:21:40来源：网络

US, Australia to Provide Underwater Internet Cables for Pacific Islands

英译中：美国和澳大利亚将为太平洋岛屿提供水下互联网电缆

　　By Dan Friedell

　　25 October 2023

　　The technology company Google will work together with the United States and Australia to offer internet service to Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu.

　　The agreement continues a project Google is working on in the area.

　　The announcement came on the same day that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House.

　　The state visit has been planned for a long time.

　　The underwater cable project will bring internet service to Tuvalu, Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu.

　　A Biden administration official said Australia will provide $50 million for the project and the U.S. will give $15 million.

　　The Pacific islands are an area of interest for both the U.S. and China. Each nation has been working to expand their relationships with the island nations. They have been promising military partnerships and building projects.

　　Biden has said work by U.S. telecommunications and internet companies such as Google is a national security issue. The companies that own or oversee cables that connect small countries to the internet can control the flow of information around the world.

　　I'm Dan Friedell.

　　Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by Reuters.

　　英译中：

　　丹·弗里德尔

　　2023年10月25日

　　谷歌科技公司将与美国和澳大利亚合作，为图瓦卢等太平洋岛国提供互联网服务。

　　该协议延续了谷歌在该领域的一个项目。

　　这一声明是在澳大利亚总理安东尼·艾博年与美国总统乔·拜登在白宫会晤的同一天宣布的。

　　这次国事访问计划已久。

　　水下电缆项目将为图瓦卢、密克罗尼西亚、基里巴斯、马绍尔群岛、巴布亚新几内亚、所罗门群岛、东帝汶和瓦努阿图带来互联网服务。

　　一名拜登政府官员说，澳大利亚将为该项目提供5000万美元，美国将提供1500万美元。

　　太平洋岛屿是美国和中国都感兴趣的地区。每个国家都在努力扩大与岛国的关系。他们承诺建立军事伙伴关系和建设项目。