A submarine cable connecting Taiwan and the outlying islands of Matsu has been completely disconnected, prompting an investigation with help from the coast guard.
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00:00A submarine cable connecting Taiwan and the outlying islands of Matsu has been completely
00:06disconnected.
00:08The Zhonghua Telecom Company, which operates the cable, says that the disruption to the
00:12Taiwan Matsu No. 2 cable started on Sunday and is working with the Coast Guard to investigate
00:18the cause.
00:20Emergency systems have been activated to keep Matsu online.
00:24This is the third disruption to undersea cables connecting the outlying islands this year.
00:29Repairs to two of the damaged cables are expected to be finished by late March.