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Chile: undersea cable dispute triggers US visa curbs, leaves Kast to decide on China Mobile project

Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 23:16 UTC

With Chile’s presidential handover set for March 11, outgoing President Gabriel Boric is closing his term amid a diplomatic dispute with the United States over a China Mobile-backed undersea fiber-optic cable project that would link Chile’s coast in the Valparaíso region to Hong Kong—an issue now landing on president-elect José Antonio Kast’s desk. Read full article

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