China has denied responsibility for the cut undersea cable off Taiwan. The director of the company Jie Yang Trading Limited, Guo Wenjie, confirmed that the ship had passed the northern coast of Taiwan. However, according to information from Reuters, the freighter had nothing to do with the damage to the cable. The freighter had complied with all regulations. Guo Wenjie did not explain why the ship had been off Taiwan for almost a month. Jie Yang is registered in Hong Kong, Guo Wenjie is mainland Chinese.