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The Silent War of Submarine Cables

本站:Mar 31, 2026原文:Mar 8, 2026

hěn很duō多rén人jué de觉得hù lián wǎng互联网xiàng像tiān shàng天上de的“yún云”，qí shí其实bú shì不是。

Many people think the internet is like a 'cloud' in the sky, but that's not true.

zhēn zhèng真正ràng让quán qiú全球wǎng luò网络yùn zhuàn运转de的，shì是hǎi dǐ海底de的yī tiáo tiáo一条条guāng xiān diàn lǎn光纤电缆。

What really makes the global network work are the fiber optic cables under the sea.

shì jiè世界shàng上dà bù fèn大部分guó jì国际shù jù数据dōu都kào靠tā men它们chuán sòng传送，bǐ rú比如wǎng shàng网上gòu wù购物、shì pín视频tōng huà通话、yín háng银行jiāo yì交易hé和gè guó各国zhī jiān之间de的xìn xī信息。

Most of the world's international data is transmitted through them, such as online shopping, video calls, banking transactions, and information between countries.

xiàn zài现在，hǎi dǐ海底yǒu有wǔ bǎi duō tiáo五百多条zhèng zài正在shǐ yòng使用de的diàn lǎn电缆，zǒng总cháng dù长度chāo guò超过yì bǎi sì shí wàn一百四十万gōng lǐ公里。

Currently, there are more than 500 active submarine cables, with a total length exceeding 1.4 million kilometers.

tā men它们hěn很zhòng yào重要，dàn但yě也bǐ jiào比较cuì ruò脆弱。

They are very important but also quite fragile.

měi nián每年dōu都huì会yǒu有bù shǎo不少diàn lǎn电缆yīn wèi因为chuán máo船锚、bǔ yú捕鱼huó dòng活动huò或zì rán自然yuán yīn原因shòu sǔn受损。

Every year, many cables are damaged due to ship anchors, fishing activities, or natural causes.

yí dàn一旦diàn lǎn电缆chū wèn tí出问题，yī xiē一些dì fāng地方de的tōng xìn通信、jīn róng金融fú wù服务hé和diàn shāng电商dōu都huì会shòu dào受到yǐng xiǎng影响。

If a cable has a problem, communication, financial services, and e-commerce in some areas will be affected.

xiàn zài现在，hǎi dǐ diàn lǎn海底电缆bù不zhǐ shì只是jì shù技术shè bèi设备，yě也shì是zhòng yào重要de的zhàn lüè战略zī yuán资源。

Now, submarine cables are not just technical equipment but also important strategic resources.

hěn很duō多dà大kē jì科技gōng sī公司hé和gè guó各国zhèng fǔ政府dōu都zài在tóu zī投资、bǎo hù保护hé和guān zhù关注zhè xiē这些diàn lǎn电缆，yīn wèi因为shuí谁néng能gèng更hǎo好dì地jiàn shè建设hé和guǎn lǐ管理zhè xiē这些wǎng luò网络，shuí谁jiù就kě néng可能zài在shù zì数字shí dài时代yōng yǒu拥有gèng更dà大de的yǐng xiǎng lì影响力。

Many big tech companies and governments are investing in, protecting, and paying attention to these cables because whoever can better build and manage these networks may have greater influence in the digital age.

kàn bú jiàn看不见de的hǎi dǐ diàn lǎn海底电缆，qí shí其实zhèng zài正在mò mò默默zhī chēng支撑jīn tiān今天de的shì jiè世界。

Invisible submarine cables are actually silently supporting today's world.

Source:The Silent War for Submarine Cables

By Mauricio Herrera Kahn / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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