China Sabotages Submarine Cable, Taiwan Asserts

Taiwan accuses China of damaging submarine cable off its coast – FT – RBC-Ukraine
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Taiwan said a Chinese vessel had damaged an underwater internet cable off the island’s northern coast. This led to a temporary disruption of communication, the Financial Times reports.

According to the agency, the cable was damaged on January 3 near the port of Keelung. There, the cargo ship Shunxing39, registered under the flag of Cameroon, probably damaged the submarine cable, which is part of the Trans-Pacific Express Cable System.

Despite the fact that the vessel belongs to Jie Yang Trading Limited, a Hong Kong-registered company, its director is Guo Wenjie, a Chinese citizen. Taiwan believes that this incident may be part of China’s strategy to sever the island’s external communications.