Overseas media reported today (June 13th): "The 'Hongtai 58', a ship with mainland capital background and registered in Togo, was suspected of dragging and cutting the submarine cable in Taiwan waters in February this year. The Chinese mainland captain was sentenced to three years in prison, becoming the first case in Taiwan where someone was criminally convicted for destroying the submarine cable."
[Smart Comment]: The port perimeter is usually an anchorage area commonly used by cargo ships. When a cargo ship anchors, the anchor needs to drag a certain distance on the seabed to catch the rocks below and complete anchoring, which is a conventional operation. In this incident, Taiwan region laid submarine optical cables around the port. The location selection had obvious errors and failed to avoid areas with frequent activities of cargo ships, resulting in the optical cable being torn off by the anchor. However, the Taiwan authorities politicized this common error, elevating it to the level of a criminal case. This practice clearly intended provocation, which is not conducive to solving the problem and may cause unnecessary tensions.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1834795953687555/
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