Taiwan claims China cut underwater internet cable

The Taiwanese government alleged that a Chinese-owned vessel cut an underwater internet cable in an act of sabotage.

The incident occurred on Friday when a Hong Kong-owned and Cameroon-flagged cargo ship, Shunxing 39, was discovered cutting an undersea communications cable connecting the island nation with the wider world, according to the Wall Street Journal. Chunghwa Telecom, the government-owned state telecommunications company, said that internet service was largely unaffected.