CHINA SAYS IT’S IN COMMUNICATION OVER SHIP IN DANISH WATERS – The Danish military said it was staying close to Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3
China’s foreign ministry said that Beijing has maintained “smooth communication” with all parties involved when asked about a Chinese ship in Danish waters.
The Danish military said last Wednesday that it was staying close to Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, which was sitting idle in a strait between Denmark and Sweden after two fibre-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were severed. The military did not mention the cable breaches or say why it was staying with the ship.
The Chinese ship left the Russian port of Ust-Luga on Nov. 15 and was in the areas where the cable damages occurred, according to traffic data, which showed other ships to have been in the areas too.
One cable running between Sweden and Lithuania was cut on Sunday, November 17th and another one between Finland and Germany was severed less than 24 hours later on Monday, November 18th.
