{"id":2387173,"date":"2025-01-06T21:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T02:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-claims-china-cut-underwater-internet-cable-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T21:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T02:47:07","slug":"taiwan-claims-china-cut-underwater-internet-cable-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-claims-china-cut-underwater-internet-cable-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan claims China cut underwater internet cable &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaiwan-claims-china-cut-underwater-internet-cable-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh content describes a \u2062situation where Taiwan has claimed that China has severed an underwater internet cable.This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-behar-shocks-the-view-co-host-with-x-rated-trump-joke-live-on-air-27\/\" title=\"Joy Behar Shocks &#039;The View&#039; Co-Host with X-Rated Trump Joke Live on Air\">incident highlights ongoing tensions<\/a> between taiwan and China\u2064 regarding\u2064 cybersecurity and communication infrastructure. Further details and implications of this claim are likely elaborated in the full article, which can be accessed via the &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button provided. The incident \u200dinvolving Taiwan&#8217;s claim that China has severed an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">underwater internet cable underscores<\/a> the escalating tensions between the two regions, especially in the realm of cybersecurity and communication infrastructure. This situation is emblematic of the broader geopolitical struggles in the Asia-Pacific area, where issues of sovereignty, security,\u2064 and technological control are increasingly intertwined.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&#8217;s assertion regarding the severed cable not only raises\u2063 concerns about the\u2062 reliability of communication channels but also suggests a potential increase \u200cin cyber hostilities between Taipei and Beijing. Such actions\u200d could\u2062 impact not only governmental communications but also critical \u2063infrastructure and civilian internet access, emphasizing the \u2064need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-jr-s-account-hacked-on-x-hackers-falsely-announce-his-dads-death\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Jr.&#039;s account hacked, false announcement of dad&#039;s &#039;death&#039;.\">robust cybersecurity measures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of severed internet connectivity could be far-reaching, affecting everything from economic transactions \u200dto diplomatic communications. Furthermore, if these claims are substantiated, it could lead to\u2062 international \u200dcondemnation of China\u2019s\u2062 actions and prompt a \u200dreassessment of global cybersecurity policies, as\u2062 well as the balance of power in the region.<\/p>\n<p>To gain further context on this issue \u200dand its potential repercussions, interested readers can access the complete article through the &#8220;read more&#8230;&#8221;\u200c button provided.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Taiwan claims China cut underwater internet cable<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1844465\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Taiwanese\">Taiwanese<\/a> government alleged that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chinese\">Chinese<\/a>-owned vessel cut an underwater internet cable in an act of sabotage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The incident occurred on Friday when a Hong Kong-owned and Cameroon-flagged cargo ship, <em>Shunxing 39<\/em>, was discovered cutting an undersea communications cable connecting the island nation with the wider world, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/asia\/chinese-vessel-cuts-taiwan-internet-cable-in-apparent-sabotage-81e0d3b1?mod=e2tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. Chunghwa Telecom, the government-owned state telecommunications company, said that internet service was largely unaffected.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel had been operating off the northern coast of Taiwan for two weeks. After the Taiwanese Coast Guard was alerted, it was apprehended following a nine-hour hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Weather conditions prevented a team from boarding the ship, but it collected radar and navigation data for further investigation. It was discovered that several crew members were Chinese nationals.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Shunxing 39<\/em> was then released, heading off to South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While its intentions remain unclear, it couldn&rsquo;t be ruled out the possibility of a Chinese provisional vessel conducting gray zone harassment,&rdquo; the Coast Guard said, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Herming Chiueh, deputy head of Taiwan&rsquo;s digital ministry, reportedly said that the chances of the sabotage being an accident were near zero.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You need to accidentally [drop your] anchor on the cable, and then you need to accidentally turn on your engine with the anchor down, and even [if] you realize your anchor is down, you need to keep the engine moving until you cut the cable,&rdquo; Chiueh said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vessels that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-fails-to-stop-chinese-invasion-of-taiwan-in-congressional-war-simulation\/\" title=\"United States Fails to Stop Chinese Invasion of Taiwan in Congressional War Simulation\">cut undersea cables<\/a> in previous incidents did so by dragging their anchors along the seabed.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities connected the apparent sabotage with wider efforts by Beijing to isolate, harass, and demoralize Taiwan into accepting Chinese dominion.<\/p>\n<p>The incident highlights the fragility of communications infrastructure both in the island nation and concerning countries across the globe. It comes on the heels of incidents in the Baltic Sea where undersea cables were cut, allegedly by a Chinese vessel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The global internet relies on undersea cables connecting the different continents, a vulnerable and tempting target for espionage. The sheer length of the cables makes them nearly impossible to defend.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan has explored contingency plans to fall back on if its communications cables are cut, including satellites and microwave options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1844465\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1844465\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan accuses China of sabotaging an underwater internet cable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2387174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taiwan-cable.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4501,19536,32404,48021,9105],"class_list":["post-2387173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china","tag-cybersecurity","tag-geopolitics","tag-internet-cable","tag-taiwan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taiwan-cable.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387173"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387177,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387173\/revisions\/2387177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}