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Tayei (Reuters) – The Coast Guard in Taiwan said that a cargo ship linked to China was detained on Tuesday after separating the nearby sea cable into the Bengo Islands in the sensitive Strait Taiwan.
Taiwan, who claims China, as its own lands, has repeatedly complained of Chinese activities “the gray zone” around the island, designed to pressure it without direct confrontation, such as the luminous balloon and the bulldozing of the sand.
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Taipei was anxious after suspicion that a Chinese ship was hurting the destruction of another cable earlier this year, which prompted the navy and other agencies to intensify efforts to protect the links under the surface of communication, which is vital to the island’s communications in the rest of the world.
The Coast Guard said that he sent three ships to the Chinese Hong Tae 58 detention, registered in Togo, which dropped the anchor near the sea cable off the southwestern coast of Taiwan soon.
The Coast Guard said that the ship is a Chinese ship bearing a science, which means that it is registered with a country other than its owner.
“All the eight crew members are Chinese citizens (we) do not exclude the possibility of Chinese activity for the harassment of the Ramadi area,” the Coast Guard said in a statement, adding that more investigations are needed.
The Chinese Taiwan Affairs Office did not immediately respond to the comment. Reuters could not locate a call to the owner of the ship.
The digital ministry said that the communications between Taiwan and other external islands, including Pingo, have not yet been affected by the re -direction of services to other cables.
A senior security official in Taiwan, who is speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the case, told Reuters that the government is dealing with the issue as a issue of national security.
“He is outside the normal rate,” the official said, referring to the path of the boat, which remained in the waters southwest of Taiwan since Saturday and has not responded to repeated calls by the Coast Guard.
Taiwan reported five cases of sea cable breakdowns this year, compared to three of them in 2024 and 2023, according to the Ministry of digital.
In 2023, two cables were cut under the sea that connects the Matsu Islands, and separated the Internet. The Taiwan authorities said that two Chinese ships caused turmoil, but there was no evidence to tamper with Beijing with cables.
(This story was reformulated to say Tuesday, not Wednesday, in paragraph 1)
(Participate in the reports of Yamu Lee. Editorial by Jerry Doyle)
