Our daily voyage around the world

🌐 The US is privately warning that China could be tampering with undersea internet cables, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation. A state-controlled Chinese company that helps repair the cables, which ferry internet traffic across the Pacific Ocean, appears to be hiding its vessels’ locations from radio and satellite tracking services, per the State Department. US officials reportedly say the move defies easy explanation, and have warned companies in charge of the undersea cables (including Google and Meta).

🇰🇷 South Korean babies are suing the government over climate policy. A group of South Korean residents – including babies and unborn children – filed petitions this week against the country’s government for not doing enough to combat climate change. The case marks the first of its kind in East Asia, and follows similar lawsuits filed in the US, Europe, Canada, Australia, India, and Brazil.

🇬🇧 The UK will compensate victims infected by contaminated blood. Between the 1970s and 1990s, the UK’s National Health Service obtained blood from high-risk donors including prisoners and drug users. As a result, 30,000+ people (mostly UK citizens) contracted HIV and Hepatitis C from infected blood products, with 3,000 patients known to have died. Yesterday, the UK government announced a "comprehensive compensation plan” that could reportedly pay each victim $2.5+ million.