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Yi Peng 3 crossed both cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times matching when they broke

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499 points perihelions | 3 comments | 20 Nov 24 06:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.335s | source
1. rafinha ◴[20 Nov 24 21:31 UTC] No.42198315[source]▶
If a cable goes down, isn't the traffic just re-routed? Don't see the point of intentional damage here.
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2. hnuser123456 ◴[20 Nov 24 21:35 UTC] No.42198345[source]▶
Cost of new anchor = X

Cost of fixing cable = >>X

Damage = done

3. nessbot ◴[20 Nov 24 21:49 UTC] No.42198482[source]▶
Dunno what the real reason is, but it's easy to see possible a intentional reason: Testing to see how it well it works and how other nations respond.