Fine for damaging undersea cables or pipelines raised to NT$10 million

E2A subsea cable network expected to be ready in second half of 2028

Cause of disconnection said to be ‘natural degradation’

Chinese ship registered as 'Shun Xing 39' in Cameroon and 'Xing Shun 39' in Tanzania

Official says navigation patterns suggest cable damage was not an accident

Project should counter growing Chinese influence in Pacific area