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China's secret underwater surveillance system

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Ole Alsaker
May 30, 2026

An Indonesian fisherman found a device tied to China's undersea surveillance push. Beijing's "Great Undersea Wall" aims to monitor key chokepoints — data that could shape future conflicts.

Recently, a fisherman in Indonesia pulled a mysterious device from the sea, which turned out to be linked to China's vast underwater surveillance network. Beijing is working on a "Great Undersea Wall" to track movement along critical chokepoints. But what exactly is China looking for? And how could what they find shape future wars?

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