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Taiwan activates backup communications for island after undersea cable breaks

3 hours ago
  • #Taiwan Security
  • #Infrastructure
  • #Geopolitics
  • Undersea cable connecting Taiwan's Dongyin to Beigan damaged, backup communication systems activated to maintain services.
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