{"id":38638,"date":"2025-01-15T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T10:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/?p=38638"},"modified":"2025-01-20T19:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:07:31","slug":"undersea-cable-war-a-threat-taiwan-knows-too-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanvalues.cz\/en\/undersea-cable-war-a-threat-taiwan-knows-too-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Undersea Cable War: A Threat Taiwan Knows Too Well"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38638\" class=\"elementor elementor-38638\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18d2bdbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18d2bdbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ac70eb\" data-id=\"6ac70eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1328c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c1328c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo: A boat near the southeastern coast of Taiwan, Taitung County. Photo by: Lin Wei-Lun<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49347853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49347853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.elementor-element-49347853{display:none !important}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-410ff651 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"410ff651\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23c04758\" data-id=\"23c04758\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-471ac89c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"471ac89c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-no-translation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-132281bc\" data-id=\"132281bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ce6919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64ce6919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is happening?<\/h2><p>Several weeks after two <strong>submarine<\/strong> <strong>communication<\/strong> <strong>cables<\/strong> in Europe were allegedly severed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/nov\/20\/sweden-denmark-undersea-cable-sabotage-navy-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Yi Peng 3<\/em><\/a>, a Chinese cargo ship, a similar incident <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ltn.com.tw\/news\/politics\/breakingnews\/4914711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occurred<\/a> off the coast of Taiwan. At 7:45 AM on Friday, January 3, the Tamsui Coast Guard station received a report about the incident from Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan\u2019s largest and partially state-owned telecom service provider. A vessel with a Chinese crew of seven, registered in Cameroon and Tanzania, severed communication cables. While Europe is only beginning to recognize and adapt to such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3274120\/china-admits-hong-hong-flagged-ship-destroyed-key-baltic-gas-pipeline-accident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threats<\/a>, Taiwan has been contending with\u00a0a\u00a0&#8220;<strong>cable war&#8221; <\/strong>for a significant time.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>What is the broader picture?<\/h2><p>On Friday, Taiwan&#8217;s Chunghwa Telecom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.com.tw\/news\/aipl\/202501090371.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>reported<\/strong><\/a> the Chinese-owned vessel \u201cShunxing39\u201d damaged an undersea communications cable off the country\u2019s north coast. According to Chunghwa Telecom and the Coast Guard Administration, the subsea cable was reportedly damaged last Friday by the\u00a0<em>Shunxing39<\/em>, a <strong>freighter<\/strong> <strong>sailing<\/strong> <strong>under<\/strong> <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>Cameroonian<\/strong> <strong>flag<\/strong>, northeast of Yehliu, New Taipei. While officially registered in Africa, Taiwanese authorities have linked the vessel to Jie Yang Trading Limited, a <strong>Hong<\/strong> <strong>Kong-registered<\/strong> <strong>company<\/strong> <strong>led<\/strong> <strong>by<\/strong> <strong>a<\/strong> <strong>Chinese<\/strong> <strong>national<\/strong>. The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) deployed the patrol to intercept the vessel, which was ordered to return to waters near the Port of Keelung for further investigation. The ship\u2019s broadcast system and satellite data showed it had dragged its anchor at the site of the cable damage. A Taiwanese security official called it part of a <strong>growing global trend of sabotage<\/strong> against undersea cables. China\u2019s Taiwan Affairs Office <a href=\"http:\/\/eng.taiwan.cn\/cross_strait_exchanges\/202501\/t20250109_12676909.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed<\/a> the claim, calling it a routine maritime accident and accusing Taiwan\u2019s Democratic Progressive Party of \u201cmanipulating anti-mainland sentiment.\u201d<\/p><p>Taiwanese officials, however, emphasized that these incidents are not isolated and that the vessels involved have shown <strong>unusual navigation patterns<\/strong>. Unlike previous cases affecting domestic submarine cables, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.com.tw\/news\/aipl\/202501090371.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chunghwa Telecom noted<\/a> that this cable is a major trans-Pacific link between Taiwan and the US, co-owned by multiple international telecom operators, including Chunghwa Telecom, AT&amp;T (US), NTT (Japan), Korea Telecom, China Telecom, and China Unicom. Nevertheless, CGA states that the probable Legislative Yuan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ltn.com.tw\/news\/politics\/paper\/1684687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>budget reduction<\/strong><\/a> of at least NT$2.9 billion next year will severely impact its ability to counter China&#8217;s gray-zone incursions.<\/p><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><h2>Why does it matter?<\/h2><p>The existing international <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/research\/2024\/12\/securing-europes-subsea-data-cables?lang=e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legal frameworks<\/a> provide <strong>limited protection<\/strong> for submarine data cables and lack effective accountability measures. The <a href=\"https:\/\/cil.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1884-Convention-for-the-Protection-of-Submarine-Telegraph-Cables-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1884 Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables<\/a> criminalizes intentional or negligent cable damage, while the Sea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/depts\/los\/convention_agreements\/convention_overview_convention.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea<\/a>\u00a0 (UNCLOS) permits but does not require states to enact protective laws. Few nations have sufficient domestic regulations, and UNCLOS mandates punishment only for flag-state vessels damaging cables beyond territorial waters.<\/p><p>UNCLOS incorporates key provisions from the 1884 Cable Convention regarding the protection of undersea cables. It grants countries the freedom to lay submarine cables and requires coastal states to protect them. It covers various aspects, such as cable installation, the rights of coastal states, and legal liability for damage to submarine cables. These provisions apply across different maritime zones, including territorial seas, exclusive economic zones, continental shelves, and the high seas. Article 21 of UNCLOS addresses how coastal countries may <a href=\"https:\/\/taiwaninsight.org\/2024\/09\/30\/a-legal-perspective-on-the-protection-of-critical-infrastructure-the-case-of-taiwans-undersea-cables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>regulate their territorial waters<\/strong><\/a>, including rules for \u201cinnocent passage,\u201d which refers to the safe transit of ships through these waters.<\/p><p>Taiwan has been grappling with undersea cable sabotage for several years. Between 2016 and 2020, communication cables linking Matsu (\u99ac\u7956) to the main island were <a href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2023\/04\/after-chinese-vessels-cut-matsu-internet-cables-taiwan-shows-its-communications-resilience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">severed<\/a> repeatedly.<\/p><p>In response to the 2023\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/politics\/202501100019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matsu cable incident<\/a>, Taiwan revised the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.moj.gov.tw\/ENG\/LawClass\/LawAll.aspx?pcode=K0060111#:~:text=The Act is enacted to,improve technological development and interconnection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Telecommunications Management Act<\/a> in June 2023, imposing stricter penalties for cable disruptions and extending jurisdiction to extraterritorial offenses under articles 72 and 72-1. However, enforcing Taiwan&#8217;s judicial authority over foreign vessels might present another <a href=\"https:\/\/taiwaninsight.org\/2024\/09\/30\/a-legal-perspective-on-the-protection-of-critical-infrastructure-the-case-of-taiwans-undersea-cables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenge<\/a>. National security officials emphasize three key measures for prevention: enhancing <strong>undersea cable resilience<\/strong>, establishing an <strong>international<\/strong> <strong>alert<\/strong> <strong>system<\/strong>, and creating a <strong>global<\/strong> <strong>framework<\/strong> <strong>for<\/strong> <strong>accountability<\/strong>. International cooperation is crucial to deter future incidents.<\/p><p>As a maritime nation, Taiwan\u2019s global connectivity is deeply reliant on the increasingly <strong>vital<\/strong> <strong>security<\/strong> <strong>of<\/strong> <strong>its<\/strong> <strong>submarine<\/strong> <strong>cables<\/strong>. Given that internet connectivity is essential to the logistics of nearly every industry it&#8217;s hard to fully grasp the <strong>far<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>reaching<\/strong> <strong>consequences<\/strong> <strong>of<\/strong> <strong>an<\/strong> <strong>internet<\/strong> <strong>outage<\/strong> for Taiwan, especially considering its role as a tech powerhouse in microchip manufacturing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: A boat near the southeastern coast of Taiwan, Taitung County. Photo by: Lin Wei-Lun Foto: Lo\u010f pobl\u00ed\u017e jihov\u00fdchodn\u00edho pob\u0159e\u017e\u00ed Tchaj-wanu, okres Tchaj-tung. Foto: Lin Wej-Lun What is happening? 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