Taiwan charges Chinese ship captain with cutting undersea cable
Taipei (AFP) April 11, 2025 Taiwanese prosecutors said Friday they have charged a Chinese cargo ship captain for allegedly severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island in February. The captain, surnamed Wang, and his Togolese-registered ship Hongtai have been detained in Taiwan since the incident in the strategically sensitive waterway separating Taiwan and China. China insists Taiwan is part of its territory
Taipei (AFP) April 11, 2025
Taiwanese prosecutors said Friday they have charged a Chinese cargo ship captain for allegedly severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island in February.
The captain, surnamed Wang, and his Togolese-registered ship Hongtai have been detained in Taiwan since the incident in the strategically sensitive waterway separating Taiwan and China.
China insists Taiwan is part of its territory
Taiwanese prosecutors said Friday they have charged a Chinese cargo ship captain for allegedly severing an undersea telecoms cable off the island in February.
The captain, surnamed Wang, and his Togolese-registered ship Hongtai have been detained in Taiwan since the incident in the strategically sensitive waterway separating Taiwan and China.
China insists Taiwan is part of its territory 
