[torben-friis]

I mean, I'd really want us to work towards global communication, rather than a second steel curtain. But whatever works.

[fakedang]

It's perfectly alright to want a global comms network, but the Chinese don't want to work for that goal. If a global network were to be established, China's position in it would be akin to that of the UK in the EU (as outlined by Sir Humphrey wittingly in Yes Minister).