The West has blamed Moscow and Beijing for everything and anything that happens in European waters, often terming it as hybrid warfare but such claims have often fallen flat.
Two Baltic Sea underwater telecom cables were damaged in November 2023. While European officials suggested sabotage, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS SHOW:
China is cooperating with the investigation, providing documents and inviting Germany, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark to participate
A Chinese vessel, Yi Peng 3, was in the area but remained anchored in international waters
THIS FOLLOWS A PATTERN OF PREMATURE WESTERN ALLEGATIONS OF SABOTAGE:
Nord Stream pipeline sabotage in 2022 was later linked to Ukrainian operatives, not Russia
A Chinese ship's damage to the Baltic Connector pipeline was attributed to a storm
A DHL plane crash in Vilnius was confirmed not to be sabotage
Claims about a Russian "ghost ship" were debunked
China's cooperation and the history of similar unfounded allegations suggest initial sabotage claims may have been premature.