China-linked shipowner denies Taiwan accusation of damaging undersea cable
Taiwan
HONG KONG: The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday (Jan 8) that there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei. Taiwan's coast guard said it sent a ship to investigate a report on Friday from telecoms provider Chunghwa Telecom that an undersea communications cable had been damaged off the island's north coast. Arriving at the scene it found the Chinese-
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