A submarine cable disruption was been reported near Taiwan on the afternoon of September 1. According to the Taiwan Submarine Cable Map, the East Asia Crossing 2 (EAC2) submarine cable toward Southeast Asia experienced a break, affecting international data transmission between Taiwan and Singapore. In response, Taiwan’s largest telecommunications service provider Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) clarified that it is not invested in EAC2, adding its self-operated international and domestic submarine cables are currently functioning normally.