Summary
Sweden has requested the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 to return to its waters to aid in investigating recent damage to undersea fiber-optic cables connecting Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania, which occurred on Nov. 17-18.
While Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson has avoided direct accusations, Western intelligence suspects the Chinese vessel’s involvement, though opinions differ on whether the incidents were accidental or deliberate.
The ship remains under surveillance in Denmark’s economic zone.
Similar incidents in the Baltic Sea have raised concerns amid regional geopolitical tensions. China has pledged cooperation.
Chinese crew: