Taiwan detains China-linked cargo ship after undersea cable disconnected

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

Taiwan reports surge in Chinese military activity, but live fire not detected

Taipei also said the Chinese military had set up a zone for “shooting” drills in the south-western part of the Taiwan Strait.

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

TAIPEI, Feb 27 – Taiwan said today it detected 45 Chinese aircraft near the self-ruled island, the highest number this year and a tally that comes a day after Taipei condemned China’s “live-fire” drills off the south. In the 24 hours to 6am (2200 GMT on Wednesday), 45 Chinese aircraft and 14 warships were spotted near the island, the defence ministry said in a statement. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to use forc…

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…