Taiwan’s coast guard has detained a vessel with Chinese crew members that it claims was caught “in the act” of severing a strategic undersea communications cable, an accusation Beijing dismissed on Wednesday as “political manipulation.” The Togolese-flagged cargo ship Hongtai was intercepted on Tuesday near a damaged cable connecting Taiwan’s main island to the outlying … Continue reading Taiwan Detains Chinese Crew Near Cut Undersea Cable, Beijing Denies Sabotage