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Taiwan detains China-linked cargo ship after undersea cable disconnected

Taiwanese authorities are investigating the Hongtai, a cargo ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable, increasing tensions with Beijing.
The coast guard reported that the Hongtai's crew are all Chinese nationals and that the issue is being handled with national security concerns.
Chunghwa Telecom reported that a cable was damaged 6 nautical miles northwest of Jiangjun Fishing Harbor, but communications on the Penghu Islands remained stable due to a backup cable.
The coast guard is looking into whether the cable break was due to intentional sabotage or an accident, as this incident follows previous similar claims against China.

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Taiwan detains Chinese ship captain for subsea cable damage

Taiwan has ordered a Chinese cargo ship captain to be detained for severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island, a court said Thursday. The Togolese-registered ship Hongtai was detained by the coast guard on Tuesday after a subsea cable serving Taiwan’s Penghu island group in the sensitive Taiwan Strait was cut. The Hongtai, using

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The Straits Times

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Taiwan says detects 45 Chinese aircraft in 24 hours, highest this year

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ilgiornale.it

High voltage between China and Taiwan: an undersea cable cut. Taipei accuses Beijing

Taiwan seizes a Chinese freighter suspected of having cut an underwater communication cable, and Beijing responds with unannounced naval exercises

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conservativehq.com

The CCP is at War, and Not in a ‘Gray Zone’

Today's Secure Freedom Minute with Frank Gaffney: Another merchant ship under the control of the Chinese Communist Party has apparently been responsible for cutting an important piece of undersea infrastructure. On this occasion, the location was close to home, in waters near a Taiwanese island. And, as has been the case as far away as the Baltic Sea, the damage was done by the vessel’s anchor to a key fiber optic cable. Sometimes, the disruptio…

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