Chinese Ships Suspected of Spying
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China has stepped up seabed mapping operations in waters east and south of Taiwan to improve its ability to seize the country, the Wall Street Journal reported. Chinese research vessels are studying the seabed to aid Chinese submarines and underwater drones. They could be used to enforce a blockade or deter American intervention, said Brian Clark, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Survey activity around Taiwan has increased since Japan an…
Chinese ships suspected of spying
Four Chinese survey ships spotted near Taiwan since May are suspected of gathering intelligence on undersea cables, Japanese newspaper the Yomiuri Shimbun reported yesterday, citing data from an intelligence company and Taiwanese authorities.The four ships have been spotted repeatedly making irregul
Chinese survey vessels are extensively collecting underwater information and identifying submarine cable installation sites in waters surrounding the First Island Chain, which includes Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines. This is assessed as a strategic move aimed at securing operational space for submarines and disrupting communications in the event of a conflict. Taiwanese authorities and the international community regard this as a serious sec…
(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = The British think tank China Strategic Risk Research Institute (CSRI) [stated that] China has the capability to attack undersea cables using unmanned submarines, etc...
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