Quote Originally Posted by hk.com:
Also how does Google do a 7ms ping if they are not located in HK? Also what is the HKIX pipe that google has for?
For lower latency, half traffic routes through HKIX to HGC to Google, the other half goes to Google hosted in San Jose the long way.

And also why is it they are part of a consortium laying down a new fiber between asia to the US?
Because the connection from Asia to anywhere else is still slow compared with intra-North America speeds.

Why would a goverment give a flying fuck about google having data centers in Asia?
Seriously you don't know? What cave have you been living in? Money of course. Big data centres bring in jobs and significant infrastructure that also attracts other companies to co-locate.