Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the sudden disruption of two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month, after tracking data linked a Chinese ship to the incidents.

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Sweden's prime minister says his government has formally asked China to cooperate in explaining the recent rupture of data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in an area where a China-flagged vessel was sighted.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson makes a formal request to Beijing days after two cables were damaged in the Baltic Sea, where a Chinese ship had been seen.

Following request for assistance from Sweden in investigation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says Beijing ready to 'work with relevant countries to uncover the truth' - Anadolu Ajansı

Two cables in the Baltic Sea linking Sweden to Lithuania, and Finland to Germany, were damaged.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced on Thursday during a conference in Harpsund, Sweden, that we have submitted an official request to China for cooperation in clarifying the issue of the severed telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea.