China says ready to 'work with' Baltic Sea cut cables probe – DW – 11/29/2024
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Connectivity has been restored after two Baltic Sea data cables were severed in an area where a China-flagged vessel had been sighted. Sweden asked for Beijing's cooperation with an investigation.

Summary

China expressed willingness to cooperate with Sweden’s investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea data cables on November 17-18, near where a Chinese-flagged vessel, Yi Peng 3, was sighted.

Sweden has formally requested China’s collaboration and asked the ship to move to Swedish waters for inspection.

The cables, linking Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania, have been repaired. Authorities from Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, and Germany are investigating, with Germany suspecting sabotage.

Russia dismissed accusations of involvement as “absurd.” China stated it is in active communication with Sweden.

  • CheradenineEnglish
    38·
    3 days ago

    Or just by a Russian captain on a Chinese ship. This is an earlier article later ones omit this. A few different sources say the captain is Russian, but none of the ones in the news today mentioned it. The only information given is that the ship itself is Chinese.

    with the evidence so far pointing to a Chinese merchant vessel with a Russian captain.

    • bean@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      I noticed that too when it first hit. Hmm. I wonder why the tone changed

      • CheradenineEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        Indeed, quite interesting. I read the OP article and remembered that initially there was more information, it made me think something had changed behind the scenes.