How a shadowy fleet of cargo ships is helping Beijing pressure Taiwan | ABC NEWS
Underwater communications cables are vital to modern life, keeping countries connected to the internet and the rest of the world. But they are also a key vulnerability for places like Taiwan, where Beijing is targeting cables as part of their arsenal to put pressure on the self-ruled democracy. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
China’s armed forces are modernising at breakneck speed, and US intelligence suggests that while no deadline has been set for an actual invasion or blockade of Taiwan, President Xi Jinping has instructed his country’s military to be fully prepared for one by 2027. In the meantime, Taiwanese authorities say dilapidated cargo ships are contributing to ‘greyzone warfare’ aimed at wearing down the public. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/is-china-cutting-taiwan-internet-cables-as-psychological-warfare/105281582
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