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一 |  Published by the National Security College at the Australian National University (ANU), the paper claimed recent damage to cables in the Baltic Sea and around China's Taiwan region suggests "state actors are now actively probing and testing cable infrastructure in peacetime as part of broader hybrid warfare strategies" to rapidly degrade connectivity at the outset of a conflict, The Australian reported. The paper claimed 16 privately owned subsea cables that carry 99 percent of Australia's internet traffic are a "high priority target" for Australia's adversaries that could be severed in a conflict, threatening the nation's economy and social fabric, according to The Australian. The report singled out China and Russia for blame, saying that there have been multiple apparent attacks on submarine cables in recent years in European waters as well as near China's Taiwan region, suspected to be linked to Russia and China, the Straits Times reported. However, the report cites a 2025 voyage by Chinese research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao along Australia's western and southern coastlines as evidence to back its claim that "potential adversaries are actively gathering information about Australia's cable infrastructure." This report, relying on the routine scientific operations of a Chinese research vessel in 2025 to level allegations of offensive actions against China, and employing ambiguous terminology such as "suspected" and "potential," demonstrates Australia's evidentiary leap, Chen Hong, director of the Australian Studies Center of East China Normal University, told the Global Times on Monday. This erroneous claim was refuted by the Chinese Foreign Ministry at the time. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on March 31, 2025 that China carries out normal activities at sea in accordance with international law, including UNCLOS. "We hope Australia will have a right understanding of this and stop the groundless suspicion and speculations," Guo added. This is not the first time certain Australian politicians has leveled baseless accusations of China intending to sabotage its undersea cables. Back in May, Defense Minister Richard Marles claimed during the Shangri-La Dialogue that China ought to boost transparency around its maritime operations. He also asserted that a surge in damage to subsea cables had transformed the seabed into a "battlefield," per The Australian. Chen said Australian side's scaremongering is tied to its predictive threat‑perception framework forged in recent years. This framework designates China and other countries as strategic competitors in advance, subsequently forces routine scientific activities into a confrontational framework, Chen said. Apart from unfounded allegations against China, the paper claims Australia's defense military "must incorporate the defense of submarine cable infrastructure into its operational planning," according to The Australian. It added the government should also consider up¬grading an auxiliary ship operated by the navy, ADV Guidance, to enable it to repair damaged cables. The vast majority of submarine cable damages are caused by accidental factors such as fishing operations and vessel anchoring, rather than deliberate sabotage. For suspected cases of intentional damage, independent technical investigation bodies should be established, and the principle of "investigate first, characterize later" should be strictly applied, so as to prevent ordinary maritime accidents from escalating into diplomatic conflicts, Chen said. The core problem of Australian side's submarine cable security lies entirely with itself. Instead of addressing its own infrastructure shortcomings and improving its domestic protection and maintenance systems, the Australian side has chosen to continually exaggerate external threats and stoke bloc confrontation, the expert added. Chen said that by fabricating alleged Chinese threats, Australian side seeks to "rationalize" its military spending increases and underwater force expansion. The submarine digital infrastructure originally meant to serve global development has been labeled along us versus them lines, and this constitutes the biggest hidden danger, he added. 。
二 | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced the toughest parliamentary questioning of his prime ministership over the latest sexual misconduct scandal to hit his government.,"BoJo" began his weekly parliamentary joust in his usual jolly mood, boasting of the rise in the National Insurance tax threshold that he said would leave families £330 better off.,But opposition Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer immediately sought to score points against Johnson over claims he lied about when he knew about allegations of sexual assaults against disgraced former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.,Starmer tried to corner Johnson on rumors he had privately admitted Pincher was "too handsy" and dubbed him "Pincher by name and pincher by nature" — and said the word "arse" in Parliament as he read out allegations against him.,Has the PM ever used the phrase 'Pincher by name, pincher by nature' - "yes or no?" asks Labour leader Sir Keir StarmerBoris Johnson refuses to answer#PMQs https://t.co/ifteiPp1h1 pic.twitter.com/t6d9fIGgTN— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 6, 2022,Labour leader Keir Starmer reads allegations against Chris Pincher in "reminder to all those propping up this PM how serious this situation is" and asks why PM promoted himBoris Johnson says Pincher has now lost his status as Conservative MP #PMQs https://t.co/ifteiPp1h1 pic.twitter.com/BWqs2yystm— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 6, 2022,Johnson replied that Pincher had now been sacked and had the whip withdrawn himself.,The Labour leader asked if the spate of ministerial resignations over the Pincher affair was the "the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat?”,Johnson fell back on his stock retorts that Starmer had served in left-wing former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow Cabinet, and had voted repeatedly against the European Union withdrawal agreement and other Brexit legislation.,“Isn’t this the first recorded case of the sinking ships fleeing the rat?” Labour leader Keir Starmer says those quitting now haven't "got a shred of integrity"“He should hear what his lot say about him,” PM Boris Johnson replies#PMQs https://t.co/ifteiPp1h1 pic.twitter.com/JsCNSHjG1V— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 6, 2022,Going On and On?,Starmer called the Tory front bench a "Z-list of nodding dogs," adding: "In the middle of a crisis, doesn't the country deserve better?",Calling the Ukraine conflict the "biggest war in Europe for 80 years," Johnson insisted: "That is exactly the moment that you'd expect a government to continue with its work, not to walk away.",Labour leader Keir Starmer describes government as "z-list of nodding dogs" and calls on remaining ministers to “have some self respect”PM Boris Johnson says the government will “focus on the things that matter to the people of this country”#PMQs https://t.co/ifteiPp1h1 pic.twitter.com/mOXscK0C68— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 6, 2022,LIVE UPDATES: More Than 20 UK Government Officials Resign in Protest at PM Johnson's Leadership11:15 GMT,Scottish National Party Westminster leader Ian Blackford managed to get through his first of two questions without demanding another independence referendum for Scotland, instead asking whether Johnson was drafting his resignation letter right there in the House of Commons.,“How many more ministers need to quit before the PM writes his own resignation?“SNP's Ian Blackford sys Boris Johnson is “desperately clinging on to his own fantasy”Mr Johnson says he is focused on the priorities of the government#PMQs https://t.co/ifteiPp1h1 pic.twitter.com/jun9q12AsZ— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 6, 2022,Backbench Rebellion,But Johnson also faced attacks from his own backbenches, where a second rebellion is brewing. East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton drew laughter when he asked if the PM thought there were "any circumstances in which he should resign?",Does Boris Johnson "think there are any circumstances in which he should resign"? asks Conservative MP Tim LoughtonPM says there are - but "job of a prime minister in difficult circumstances... is to keep going"#PMQs https://t.co/ifteiPp1h1 pic.twitter.com/fM3Wm8NHAs— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 6, 2022,Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle told off MPs for clapping — against parliamentary rules, unlike cheering and heckling — when Birmingham Northfield MP Gary Sambrook said there was "nothing left for him to do but take responsibility and resign.","Take responsibility and resign"Conservative Gary Sambrook is applauded by MPs who are then told off for doing so by the SpeakerBoris Johnson says he "will get on and deliver our mandate" #PMQs https://t.co/ifteiPp1h1 pic.twitter.com/VbfPBqGT37— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 6, 2022。 Current article:http://bf7o3.shouyouxumianpouluanteng.shop/news/20260826_49722.html Published on:09:55:40 |
