Sweden’s foreign minister has said China has denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship linked to the cutting of

China refused investigation into ship linked to severed Baltic cables, says Sweden

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2024-12-23 14:00:02

Sweden’s foreign minister has said China has denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship linked to the cutting of two Baltic Sea cables.

Sections of two telecom cables were cut on 17 and 18 November in Swedish territorial waters of the Baltic. Suspicions have been directed at a Chinese ship, the Yi Peng 3, which according to ship tracking sites sailed over the cables around the time they were cut.

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.”

The ship tracking site Vesselfinder showed the Yi Peng 3, which had been anchored in the international waters of the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark, steaming north out of the strait on Saturday.

“The shipowner company, after a comprehensive evaluation and consultation with relevant parties, decided to resume operations,” said Mao Ning, a foreign ministry spokesperson. “China has notified all relevant countries in advance. China is willing to maintain communication and cooperation with the countries involved to advance the follow-up handling of the incident.”

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