Ukraine’s Starlink woes should be a wake-up call for Taiwan, analysts say

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Analysts warn Taiwan against relying on a single foreign satellite provider for critical wartime communications, citing restrictions on Starlink that disrupted Ukrainian drone operations. The episode has renewed debate in Taiwan about the vulnerability of essential communications to decisions by commercial operators.

Taiwan should not rely on a single foreign satellite provider for critical wartime communications, analysts have warned, after sudden restrictions on the use of Elon Musk’s Starlink disrupted Ukrainian drone operations. The episode has renewed debate in Taiwan over the risks of entrusting essential communications to foreign commercial operators whose services could be restricted for political, military or business reasons. Analysts said this was particularly relevant as Taipei was trying to...