Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
The Yi Peng is currently anchored in international waters between Sweden and Denmark, closely watched by Danish military vessels.
Summary
Sweden has requested the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 to return to its waters to aid in investigating recent damage to undersea fiber-optic cables connecting Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania, which occurred on Nov. 17-18.
While Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson has avoided direct accusations, Western intelligence suspects the Chinese vessel’s involvement, though opinions differ on whether the incidents were accidental or deliberate.
The ship remains under surveillance in Denmark’s economic zone.
Similar incidents in the Baltic Sea have raised concerns amid regional geopolitical tensions. China has pledged cooperation.
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Narrator: The ship did not, in fact, return.
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Narrator: The ship did not, in fact, return.
Sweden:
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Ding dom-dum dum-dum
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The crew was seen waving their middle fingers at the shore
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Cmon! Come back!
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