US EditionTaiwan Says Chinese Ship Broke Subsea Cable in Alleged Sabotage
- Taiwan has detained a Togo-flagged vessel and its Chinese crew members on suspicion of sabotage after an undersea communications cable was cut.
- The Togolese-flagged ship ignored seven radio warnings while lingering near the site of the severed cable, which connected Taiwan to Penghu County.
- Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Council plans to enhance monitoring of a blacklist of 52 convenience-flagged ships, including the vessel.
- Zhu Fenglian from China's Taiwan Affairs Office stated that undersea cable damage occurs frequently and criticized Taiwan for exaggerating the situation.
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COMMENT: Chinese threat to submarine cables emerges in Indo-Pacific
On February 25, Taiwan's coast guard detained the Hong Tai 168, a Chinese-owned freighter, under suspicion of severing an undersea communications cable off its western coast. This incident is suspected to be part of China's "grey zone" tactics.
Chinese Vessel Suspected in Undersea Cable Sabotage Near Taiwan - American Faith
Tensions between China and Taiwan escalated Friday as a Hong Kong-owned freighter allegedly severed a vital undersea communications cable near Taiwan. The incident, echoing earlier sabotage in the Baltic Sea, has heightened fears of a potential Chinese “quarantine” of Taiwan, aimed at isolating the island from the global community. Chungwha Telecom, co-owner of the Trans-Pacific Express (TPE) Cable, reported the outage north of Keelung, Taiwan. …
Shunxing 39 vessel was arrested by the coast guard on suspicion of having dragged its anchor over an international submarine cable northeast of the island
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