{"id":1512022,"date":"2025-01-06T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1512022"},"modified":"2025-01-06T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T18:35:00","slug":"first-baltic-sea-sabotage-now-chinese-ship-suspected-of-severing-major-undersea-cable-near-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/first-baltic-sea-sabotage-now-chinese-ship-suspected-of-severing-major-undersea-cable-near-taiwan\/1512022\/","title":{"rendered":"First Baltic Sea “Sabotage,” Now Chinese Ship Suspected Of Severing Major Undersea Cable Near Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Baltic Sea “Sabotage,” Now Chinese Ship Suspected Of Severing Major Undersea Cable Near Taiwan<\/span><\/p>\n

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A little more than a month after critical undersea telecommunications cables were severed in the Baltic Sea region, reportedly by a Chinese vessel<\/a>, a similar incident has unfolded just days into the new year\u2014this time off Taiwan’s northern coast.<\/p>\n

Taiwan English News<\/em> reported<\/a> that four core subsea telecom cables were damaged off the coast in\u00a0Yehliu, New Taipei City, on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chunghwa Telecom operates the $500 million Trans-Pacific Express<\/strong> cable network via a\u00a0joint venture between six telecom companies, including\u00a0China Telecom, China Netcom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, Korea Telecom, and Verizon Communications.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The cable connects\u00a0East Asia to the US West Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to Taiwan’s National Coast Guard Administration, the Chinese vessel\u00a0suspected of cutting the subsea cable just north of\u00a0Taiwan is “Shunxin 39.”<\/strong> It’s a\u00a0Cameroon-registered cargo ship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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EurAsian Times<\/a> noted that\u00a0Shunxin 39\u00a0is registered in Cameroon and\u00a0belongs to Jie Yang Trading Limited<\/strong>, a Hong Kong-based company headed by Guo Wenjie, a Chinese national<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taiwan is investigating a suspected Chinese link to the cutting of an undersea Telecom Cable. Authorities intercepted the Shunxin-39, a Cameroon-flagged Cargo Ship, but bad weather prevented boarding, and it continued to South Korea. The Ship is linked to a Hong Kong-based\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/UO7LZxPmGg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Chunghwa Telecom has since reported that data disruptions were\u00a0restored by rerouting traffic<\/strong> to other\u00a0international subsea cables.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As for the vessel, a Taiwan Coast Guard official told the Financial Times<\/a><\/em>, “Since it was not possible for us to question the captain, we have asked the South Korean authorities to help with the investigation<\/strong> at the ship’s next port of destination.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The latest undersea cable-cutting incident further heightens concerns of potential sabotage<\/strong> by agents of China and or Russia,\u00a0raising alarms about hybrid warfare tactics targeting Western telecommunication infrastructure worldwide<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This is another case of a very worrying global trend of sabotage against subsea cables<\/strong>,” said a senior Taiwanese national security official, adding,\u00a0“The ships that are involved in these incidents are typically rundown vessels that have little above-the-board business. This one, too, is in very bad shape. It is similar to the ships that are part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet.'”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 01\/06\/2025 – 08:35<\/span><\/p>\n

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