China lets Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark board ship in cable breach case

Yi Peng 3 vessel is wanted in Sweden for questioning over November breach

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The Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 in the Kattegat, off the coast of Denmark, on Nov. 20. © Reuters

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -- China has allowed representatives from Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to board a Chinese bulk carrier at the center of an investigation into Baltic Sea cable breaches, the Danish foreign minister said on Thursday.

The Yi Peng 3 vessel is wanted in Sweden for questioning over a breach of two undersea fiber-optic cables in November, and has been stationary in waters nearby for a month while diplomats in Stockholm and Beijing discussed the matter.

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