Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese ship after subsea cable damaged
- Taiwan has requested assistance from South Korea to locate the Shunxin 39, a Cameroon-registered ship linked to China, after it damaged a subsea cable off the coast of Yehliu on January 3, 2025.
- The Taiwanese Coast Guard reported that four cores of the international submarine cable were mangled, raising fears of potential Chinese sabotage.
- Taiwan's national security official expressed concern about a global trend of sabotage against subsea cables, linking the incident to broader tensions with China.
- Despite the Shunxin 39 sailing under a Cameroonian flag, Taiwan officials assert that it is owned by China, amid rising military tensions in the region.
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