Sweden Issues Formal Request to Beijing Over Chinese Vessel’s Alleged Role in Undersea Cable Damage

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he is determined to conduct a search of the vessel to ‘find out what happened.’

The Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 is anchored in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, Denmark, on Nov. 20, 2024. Mikkel Berg Pedersen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File

Sweden has formally requested China’s cooperation in its investigation into the damage sustained by two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.

Two undersea fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea were damaged within 24 hours of the Chinese cargo ship Yi Peng 3’s movements in the area.