Days after three Russian data centres were hit by Ukrainian drone attacks last month – paralysing taxi, delivery and payment apps across Central Asia – Tajikistan launched an internet link between its capital Dushanbe and Beijing. The optical fibre, which runs through the Pamir Mountains, offers...
Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3373787/escaping-russias-web-central-asia-caught-between-chinese-networks-and-us-tech-curbs)