Taiwan activates back-up communication for Matsu Islands

Taiwan Activates Backup After Matsu Undersea Cables Severed
A significant disruption to Taiwan’s telecommunications infrastructure occurred after two undersea cables connecting the island nation to the outlying island of Matsu were severed. The incidents,
Taiwan Activates Back-Up Communication for Matsu Islands After Undersea Cables Malfunctioned
Disruptions to undersea cables have been a particularly alarming issue for Taiwan given it has repeatedly complained about "grey zone" Chinese activities around the island, designed to pressure it without direct confrontation, such as balloon overflights and sand dredging.
Taiwan says undersea cables to Matsu Islands are 'disconnected'
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Wednesday that undersea cables to the Matsu Islands, which lie close to the coast of China, were disconnected and sources said back-up communications were activated.
Taiwan's Matsu islands cut off after submarine cable damage
Taiwan's authorities reported that submarine cables connecting Taiwan to its Matsu Islands, which are home to about 14,000 people, have been disconnected. Alternative communication solutions have been established.
Submarine cable breakdown disrupts Taiwan's Matsu Islands
Submarine cables connecting Taiwan to its Matsu Islands, home to approximately 14,000 people, have been disconnected, Taiwan's authorities reported. Alternative communication methods have been established.
Taiwan Navy to Protect Sea Cables if Needed, Defence Minister Says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will dispatch its navy if needed to help the coast guard respond to any suspicious activity near ...
The Taipei Times4d
Cutting sea-supply lines would be the best tactic: INDSR
Cutting off sea-supply lines would be the optimal asymmetric warfare tactic, as the enemy’s first batch of landing troops ...
Marine Link9d
Taiwan will Use Navy to Protect Sea Cables
Taiwan, whose government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, has pointed to similarities between what it experienced and damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea following Russia's invasion ...
Malaysia's Anwar Says Don't Single Out China In Sea Tensions
There will always be border disputes in Asia, and China should not be singled out because of tensions in the South China Sea, ...
The Taipei Times3d
Undersea cables : Protecting Taiwan’s digital lifeline 海底電纜：保衛台灣的數位生命線
Undersea cables are conductors wrapped in insulating materials and laid on the seabed. Their main functions are ...
WDRB7d
Taiwan demonstrates sea defenses against potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has demonstrated its sea defenses against a potential Chinese attack as tensions rise with Beijing, part of a multitiered strategy to deter an invasion from the ...
Trump 'unlikely to take the initiative to use Taiwan as a bargaining chip' with Beijing, Bonnie Glaser says
Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially ...