Taiwan Activates Backup Communications for Outlying Island After Undersea Cable Breaks

TAIPEI, April 30 (Reuters) – Taiwan has activated backup ?communications ?for its northernmost territory, ?the remote and strategically located island of Dongyin, after ?poor weather conditions apparently shifted the wreckage of a ship onto an undersea ?cable causing it to break. The ?vulnerability of undersea communication cables linking Taiwan with its outlying islands ?has been ?a persistent cause of concern for Taipei, whose government has ?on several occasions blamed Chinese ships for intentionally causing damage. Dongyin, home to around 1,500 people, sits in a strategic position at the top of the Taiwan ?Strait and the island has a heavy military…