Taiwan said it believes China was behind damage to one of its undersea cables. Taiwan suspects China of being behind damage to a crucial subsea communications cable just off its northern coast. As an island, Taiwan is highly vulnerable to subsea cable disruptions, and analysts have warned that it's a weakness China could target as tensions escalate further. A Chinese vessel, NewNew Polar Bear, was also linked by European officials to damage to subsea cables in the Baltic in November. Analysts told Business Insider last year that China and Russia see undersea cables as potential targets amid growing tensions with the US and its allies.

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Persons: Cameron, Marco Ho Cheng, there's Organizations: Taipei Times, Financial Times, Kuma Academy, Pacific Express, US, Chunghwa Telecom Locations: Taiwan, China, Baltic, Keelung, Cameroon, Hong Kong, South Korea, East Asia, US West Coast, Finland, Russia