Taiwan Races to Set Up a Backup Satellite Network with New Urgency

Taiwan is working with increased urgency to set up a backup satellite network after a possible Chinese sabotage incident earlier this year, a top official from the island country told National Review this week.

Officials initially announced the plan last year, saying it will involve 700 satellite-transmission sites, across Taiwan and a few international locations, with which the country could maintain contact with the world in the event of a natural disaster — or a future Chinese attack.