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Facing new China 'grey-zone' threat, Taiwan steps up sea cable patrols
Taiwan deploys nearly 500 coast guard officers on eight vessels for continuous patrols to prevent China-led sabotage of 24 critical undersea cables linking Taiwan globally.
- Taiwan has stepped up 24-hour patrols near the TP3 undersea cable after two suspected sabotage incidents linked to China in 2025.
- This response follows similar underwater sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, signaling heightened regional tensions.
- Coast guard flotilla commander Jenson Chien described dilapidated Chinese boats as using minimal resources to disrupt connections and sow unrest in Taiwan.
- Lin Fei-fan, deputy secretary-general of Taiwan's National Security Council, highlighted that Taiwan is one of the nations most affected by this challenge, with close to 400 vessels linked to China currently under surveillance.
- The intensified patrols reflect Taiwan's effort to counter China's gray-zone warfare aimed at undermining its security without full military conflict.
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Facing new China 'grey-zone' threat, Taiwan steps up sea cable patrols
Taiwanese coast guard captain Juan Chung-ching's patrol boat moves across the Taiwan Strait, scanning for threats to what Taipei says is the newest target of China's grey-zone warfare: undersea cables vital to the democratic island's communications.
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