Exclusive-China-Linked Shipowner Denies Taiwan Accusation of Damaging Undersea Cable
HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei.
Taiwan Says It Suspects a Chinese-Linked Ship Damaged an Undersea Internet Cable
In 2023, the outlying Matsu Islands, within view of the Chinese coast, endured patchy internet for months after two undersea internet cables broke. These fiber optic cables that connect Taiwan to the internet suffered about 30 such breaks between 2017 and 2023.
Analysis shows that the "Yi Peng 3" performed a suspicious maneuver 10 days before undersea cables were damaged.
A Chinese-owned vessel is suspected of severing an undersea cable off the Taiwanese coast recently, according to authorities ...
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Recently, an incident in the Baltic Sea, where a Chinese vessel allegedly cut these cables, has heightened tensions between Sweden, Lithuania, Finland, and Germany.
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