Taiwanese authorities have detained a cargo ship crewed by Chinese nationals, suspected of severing a vital undersea communications cable that connects Taiwan to the Penghu Islands. This incident adds to growing fears of sabotage at sea, attributed to China and Russia. The coast guard is currently investigating, and initial clues suggest the ship, identified as Hong Tai 58, might have intentionally or accidentally damaged the cable. Details indicate the vessel might have used false registration and changed names, with a Chinese coast guard vessel warning it shortly before the incident.
We're not ruling out the possibility that it was engaged in an act of sabotage. We go by the evidence. It's too early to reach conclusions.
The ship may have severed the cable accidentally or deliberately around the time that a Chinese coast guard ship warned it to leave the vicinity.
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