Taiwan suspects that Chinese ships cut the internet cables that fed into its outlying islands after some residents reported that they haven’t had internet for the past month.
Residents of Taiwan s outlying islands near the Chinese coast have been without the internet for the past month. Taiwan s National Communications Commission blames two Chinese vessels for cutting the cables.
The National Communications Commission, citing the island s telecom service, blamed two Chinese ships for cutting the cables. It said a Chinese fishing vessel is suspected of severing the first cable some 31 miles out at sea. Six days later, on Feb. 8, a Chinese cargo ship cut the second, NCC said.
NANGAN, Taiwan (AP) — In the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-lin had to tell his guests he couldn t provide them with the internet.
Others living on Matsu, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands closer to neighboring China, had to strugg.