The Chinese cable that could trip up Chile's new leader

Will he bow to US pressure to nix a project to link China and Chile across the Pacific via an undersea fiber optic cable? Or will Kast, who took office Wednesday, revive an initiative cherished by Chile's biggest trading partner, at the risk of incurring Washington's wrath? The Chile-China Express would carry data nearly 20,000 kilometers (over 12,000 miles) under the sea from Hong Kong to the port of Valparaiso, allowing Beijing to reduce its dependence on internet routes that pass through North America.