Chinese researchers have developed a compact, deep-sea device capable of severing even the most fortified underwater cables.

Beneath the ocean’s surface, hidden from view, lies a global nervous system. Thousands of miles of armored cables carry ...

China has developed a compact deep-sea device capable of cutting armoured undersea cables at depths of 4,000 metres — twice ...

Designed for integration with China’s advanced manned and unmanned submersibles such as the Fendouzhe and Haidou series, he ...

The device integrates seamlessly with China's advanced crewed and uncrewed submersibles, such as the Fendouzhe and Haidou ...

China has seen a rise in patent filings for tools capable of severing submarine cables—which facilitate more than 95 percent ...

The new device could theoretically grant China the ability to quietly cripple global communications and energy networks, ...

Developed by the China Ship Scientific Research Centre (CSSRC) and its State Key Laboratory of Deep-sea Manned Vehicles, the ...

The tool, which is able to cut ... by the China Ship Scientific Research Centre (CSSRC) and its affiliated State Key Laboratory of Deep-sea Manned Vehicles, the device targets armoured cables ...

Coast guard officials received confirmation that the Taiwan-Penghu No. 3 undersea cable had been cut at 3 a.m. Tuesday ... potential "gray zone" activity by China. The term refers to hostile ...

Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory ... In 2023, two undersea cables connecting the Matsu islands were cut, disconnecting the internet. Taiwan authorities said that two Chinese ...

But there have also been mounting accusations that China, alongside Russia, is targeting the underwater cables that power global energy flows and communications. Raymond Powell, a retired US Air ...