TAIPEI — Taiwan has identified 52 'suspicious' Chinese-owned ships flying flags of convenience that require close monitoring if detected near the island, the island's coast guard said on Monday, as Taipei seeks to protect its subsea telecommunications cables.
TAIPEI — Taiwan has identified 52 'suspicious' Chinese-owned ships flying flags of convenience that require close monitoring if detected near the island, the island's coast guard said on Monday, as Taipei seeks to protect its subsea telecommunications cables.The stricter regime comes after a Cameroon-flagged vessel was briefly detained by the Taiwan ese coast guard earlier this month on suspicion of damaging an international cable northeast of the island.
Of these vessels, 15 were rated a 'threat' for various reasons, including the amount of time they spent loitering or sailing slowly near Taiwan's subsea cables in 2024.Five, considered to pose the greatest threat, had been active in Taiwan's northern, western and southern waters, and had stayed 'within Taiwan's territorial waters for more than 15 days, the coast guard said in a statement.
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