EMOL | Kouyoumdjian and Chinese cable: "It is not that important because with the Humboldt cable we had enough"

Kouyoumdjian mentioned that the U.S. allows other countries to have direct connections with China through cables, citing the case of Australia, which “together with Canada, New Zealand, England, and the United States has an organization called ‘The Five Eyes,’ which has agreements and protocols on cybersecurity, data protection, intelligence, and operates with standards (…) the Australians control all the data that circulates and transits through Asia. And that is why they say ‘we are putting in the direct cable with China because we know what comes in.'”

“Therefore, this is not a problem regarding invading our sovereignty or attempting to choose our trade partners, because what they are basically doing here is safeguarding their own security,” stated the vice president of AthenaLab.

Regarding trade relations, the expert expressed that “the United States says ‘look, you can have your preferred trade supplier and there is no problem if it is China, fantastic.’ But be careful, China also needs what we produce. China needs our copper, needs cherries, needs everything we export. There is a reason they buy it here and not elsewhere. And there are certain industries like copper where China is one of the global powers. So, that is a reality that exists and on which China will not be able to make any changes.”

“The United States, on the other hand, says ‘I am your preferred security provider. If you choose China as your preferred security provider, we have a big problem. So, do not expect me to treat you well under those circumstances,'” concluded Kouyoumdjian. Watch the full interview on EmolTV: