Taiwan Under Pressure to Fortify Matsu Internet Cables

Ongoing breakdown was accidental but future ones could be due to enemy switching to “Active Measures”

By: Jens Kastner

Taiwan’s communications with the front-line Matsu Islands, located only a few stones’ throw from China’s Fujian province, have been suffering severe internet disruptions since two undersea telecom cables connecting the islands to Taiwan proper were cut by a Chinese fishing boat and a freighter of undisclosed origin respectively in mid-Fe…