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European allies in the Baltic region are investigating how two fiber-optic data cables were severed earlier this week, with suspicion falling on a Chinese vessel in the area. Germany has said the incident was clearly sabotage.

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[–] corroded@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (7 children)

This makes me wonder why the point of this was. What does China gain by severing a communications cable? Traffic is just going to be re-routed over other links, so all they're really doing is marginally slowing down internet connectivity in the region.

Is this just a way to send a message that they're willing do damage communication infrastructure?

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also a way to gauge our response

Like they’ve been doing to taiwan for decades. Slowly pushing lines further, sending more and more jets closer to the island etc.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 7 points 21 hours ago

I'm not sure the Chinese are to blame the captain was Russian.

[–] dlatch@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To show they can. It's a signal to Europe that they know where our infrastructure is and that they can get to it.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 3 points 5 hours ago

It's a signal to Europe that they know where our infrastructure is

...it's public information

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

It could also be a test run for a future mission.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago

A bit of intimidation, sending a message, for sure.

[–] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s weird. But I also remember how many were quick to point to Russia for blowing up a pipeline and much later it turned out Russia had nothing to do with it.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world -2 points 6 hours ago

yeah... no. it was Russia.

The Ukrainian that was wanted for this crime was captain of a vessel that was far too small to handle all the diving equipment and explosives needed to do the damage that was sustained.

[–] whithom@discuss.online -3 points 1 day ago

Preventing its increasing dissent by cutting off access to the outside world and painting a picture of china how they want its people to see.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

...no it isn't, it's anchored in the Kattegat. What's it with Americans and geography.

"The vessel was anchored in the Caribbean, ten miles east of Charleston" is what you sound like.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 0 points 8 hours ago (2 children)
[–] card797@champserver.net 1 points 8 hours ago

Oh my God. Can you believe he said that?!

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee -2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

The publication is American. Either he knew better and the editor "corrected" him as to "not confuse" the audience or he didn't, or didn't care to double-check, which just means that VOA has no standards when it comes to their correspondents knowing geography. Or their editors, who should catch such obvious mistakes.