Taiwan Suspects Chinese Ship Sabotaged Undersea Internet Cable
The incident raises concern China will try to cut all undersea cables to Taiwan in the event of a military invasion, so Taiwan is racing to develop a satellite-based internet service.
Taiwan Says It Suspects a Chinese-Linked Ship Damaged an Undersea Internet Cable
In 2023, the outlying Matsu Islands, within view of the Chinese coast, endured patchy internet for months after two undersea internet cables broke. These fiber optic cables that connect Taiwan to the internet suffered about 30 such breaks between 2017 and 2023.
Chinese vessel suspected of damaging undersea cable near Taiwan
Taiwanese authorities and some analysts say the Chinese vessel, which operates under two different flags, could be carrying out China’s gray zone operations against Taiwan
Chinese ship ‘severs undersea cables around Taiwan’
Taiwan has accused a Chinese-owned ship of severing a critical data cable off its northern coast on Friday. Officials in Taipei discovered that four cores of an international submarine cable, which transmits data to America’s AT&T, were left ruptured early on Jan 3.
Taiwan believes China is behind damage to one of its crucial undersea cables
Taiwan suspects China of being behind damage to a crucial subsea communications cable just off its northern coast, which occurred last week.
Chinese Vessel Cuts Taiwan Internet Cable in Apparent Sabotage
The incident caused only minimal disruption of service but sent a message about the vulnerability of the island and its internet.
Chinese freighter allegedly damages US-Taiwan undersea Internet cable
A Taiwanese freighter is accused of deliberately dragging its anchor to cut an internet cable directly linking Taiwan to the U.S. East Coast.
Taiwan Coast Guard Says Investigation of Damaged Undersea Cable Stymied by Weather
Taiwan's coast guard has said that it suspects a ship damaged an undersea communications cable over the weekend, but that bad weather prevented its personnel from boarding the vessel to investigate. The coast guard had said on Saturday that a ship registered both to Cameroon and Tanzania was suspected of damaging an undersea communications cable northeast of the island.
Taiwan Says Chinese Ship Broke Subsea Cable in Alleged Sabotage
Taiwan suspects a Chinese-owned cargo vessel damaged an undersea cable near its northeastern coast Friday, in an alleged act of sabotage that highlights the vulnerabilities of Taipei’s offshore communications infrastructure.
Taiwan says Chinese-owned ship suspected of damaging sea cable goes dark
A Chinese-owned cargo ship suspected of damaging a subsea telecoms cable off Taiwan has stopped transmitting its location on the high seas, Taiwan's coast guard said Tuesday.
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Upcoming Taiwanese TV drama envisioning Chinese invasion of island sparks fear, criticism
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