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Taiwan increases defensive patrols around 24 undersea cables — closely monitoring '96 blacklisted China-linked boats' with 24-hour operations | 24 cables connecting Taiwan to the global internet are seen as vulnerable ‘gray zone warfare’ targets.


24 cables connecting Taiwan to the global internet are seen as vulnerable ‘gray zone warfare’ targets.

For its exclusive report on the state of the subsea communications cable threat around the island, Reuters took a trip on the 100-ton Taiwan Coast Guard Ship PP-10079. You may like On board the PP-10079, the Reuters reporter was told by the captain that suspected China-backed incursions “have severely undermined the peace and stability of Taiwanese society.” Of course, internet connectivity is also a key resource that is vital for government, businesses, and personal users, too. In August, a crew with possible links to Russia was charged with severing cables in the Baltic, using vessels carrying a third-country flag of convenience - supposedly for tax and regulation breaks.

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