Summary

Sweden accused China of denying its request to allow prosecutors to investigate the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3, suspected of cutting two Baltic Sea telecom cables in November.

The ship was tracked near the cables when they were severed, but China has only permitted limited onboard investigations, claiming the ship left to ensure crew wellbeing.

The incident raises suspicions of sabotage amid heightened Baltic tensions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Similar cases, including damaged pipelines and cables, have increased regional scrutiny of foreign vessels. China claims cooperation but limits full access.

  • Optional
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    201 month ago

    China: does act of war

    Also China: Who, Meeee???

  • @FourPacketsOfPeanuts
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    191 month ago

    It’s a silly game to play. China needs trade with the West as much as the West does. Why risk that for Russia’s sake, which China benefits from if it’s economically weakened?

    • @lath
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      41 month ago

      Higher bargaining power.

      • @FourPacketsOfPeanuts
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        51 month ago

        A serious trade war between China and America results in right leaning politics in America but in China it risks revolution

        • @[email protected]
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          91 month ago

          I’m not sure China is afraid of a revolution. See: Tiananmen square, and in 2024 they’ve got a surveillance system nobody can escape.

          • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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            51 month ago

            All that just illustrates they are indeed afraid of a revolution. Why do that otherwise?

    • FenrirIII
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      11 month ago

      Because there are no repercussions

  • @[email protected]
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    161 month ago

    Two snippets I‘d like to add to the summary:

    The Swedish foreign minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, told Agence France-Presse: “Swedish police have been on board [Yi Peng 3] as observers in connection with the Chinese investigation … At the same time, I note that [China] has not heeded our request for the prosecutor to conduct an investigation onboard.”

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    On Thursday, authorities from Sweden, Germany and Finland were invited onboard the vessel for an investigation led by China.

  • @fluxion
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    151 month ago

    Confiscate their ship and do full investigation

  • @ikidd
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    61 month ago

    Ban Chinese registered ships from the Baltic. Problem solved.

  • @pycorax
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    31 month ago

    They’re doing the same thing they did with covid eh?