A recent report highlighted China’s latest invention: a sea cable cutter capable of operating at depths of up to 4,000 meters (13,123 feet). It is designed for both manned and unmanned submarines.

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A weekend headline from the South China Morning Post declaring “China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable-cutter that could reset the world order” caught plenty of attention and amplified anxieties ...

China has unveiled a new kind of deep-sea cable cutter. While reports says the device is intended for research, many are skeptical of China’s intentions citing recent cables cut around Taiwan.

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Subsea cable cutters, ‘invasion barges’ and surprise naval drills: In the space of just five weeks, China held live-fire drills on the doorsteps of Taiwan, Australia and Vietnam. It tested new landing ...

The China Ship Science Research Center and its National Key Laboratory for Deep-sea Manned Submersibles have developed a deep-sea cable cutting device that can cut armored cables covered with ...

Meanwhile, Chinese researchers from state-affiliated institutions claimed to have developed a powerful deep-sea device: a cable cutter capable of severing heavily fortified communication and power ...