AdvertisementA Chinese ship was seen near severed Baltic Sea internet cables, the FT reported.
Sweden is investigating the sighting of a Chinese vessel near where two Baltic Sea internet cables were severed, the Financial Times reported.
AdvertisementThe Danish defense ministry said it was "in the area near" the Chinese ship in a statement on X Wednesday, amid unconfirmed reports that Danish officials had boarded the vessel.
The International Union of Marine Insurance estimates that repairing damaged cables usually costs between $7 and $12 million.
AdvertisementIt comes amid tensions between the West and China over its support of Russia in the war against Ukraine.
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Boris Pistorius, Yi Peng, Erin Murphy, Murphy
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