The ruthless US willingness to weaponise the networks with sanctions against individuals, companies and states has become increasingly apparent over the past decade. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

Globalisation has for a generation been a catch-all term to describe the strengthening economic connections and interdependencies between different world regions and trading states.

How the US weaponised fibre-optic cables, data centres and the financial system comes via ChinaTechNews.com.