China says Taiwan 'manipulating' undersea cable cutting incident before facts clear

Feb 27

Reuters | February 25, 2025

Taiwan's coast guard said it detained a China-linked cargo ship on Tuesday after a nearby undersea cable was disconnected.
China's Taiwan Affairs Office reports that damage to undersea cables is a "common maritime accident" which occurs more than a hundred times a year globally.
Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, has pointed the finger at Chinese ships that carry "flags of convenience" of other countries and notes similarities to damage of undersea cables in the Baltic Sea following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Taiwan has also complained about repeated patrols by China's coast guard in restricted waters around the Kinmen islands, now seen as “routine harassment."

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