China Severs Internet in Taiwan Territory

Outlying islands owned by Taiwan have been experiencing their internet go out over and over again these past five years.  One island, Matsu, recently had their internet cut again.  The culprit is almost always the same, Chinese boats that invade their waters and send divers down to cut cables connecting the islands to the main island.  So far, the Chinese have done this to Matsu alone 27 times in the past five years.

Matsu is home to 14,000 residents, who make due by creating limited internet connectivity through microwave radio transmission, which is a slower form of internet than dial-up. Taiwan’s Coast Guard caught one Chinese ship red-handed, but it was able to escape to Chinese waters.

Paul Collier

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