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Al Jazeera
Erin Hale

As undersea cables break off Europe and Taiwan, proving sabotage is tough

Taiwan's Coast Guard prepares to board the Togo-flagged cargo ship Hong Tai 58, suspected of cutting an undersea communications cable on February 25, 2025 [Taiwanese Coast Guard via AP]

Taipei, Taiwan – When Taiwan seized a Chinese-crewed cargo ship suspected of deliberately severing one of its undersea telecom cables last month, authorities pledged to “make every effort to clarify the truth” of what happened.

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said it could not rule out the possibility that China had deployed the Togo-flagged Hong Tai 58 as part of a “grey area intrusion”.

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