Taiwanese authorities have detained a Chinese-crewed chip following the severing of an undersea communications cable near the island. Investigators believe the cargo ship may have been behind the damage. This is the latest incident in a series of cable severings which have provoked theories of Russia and China using cable sabotage as a method of harassment. The damaged cable connected Taiwan to the Penghu Islands. Taiwan’s coast guard said that initial clues pointed to the Chinese-crewed ship, as it was the only vessel in the area at the time of the cable break. 

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