Chinese Ambassador Gives Interview to Estonian Media

On December 19, 2024, the Chinese Ambassador to Estonia gave an interview to Postimees, one of the country’s largest daily newspapers. Guo addressed suspicions regarding the Chinese-flagged vessel Yi Peng 3 (伊鹏3), which has been under investigation for damage to two Baltic Sea undersea cables in November 2024.  Guo addressed suspicions regarding the Chinese-flagged vessel Yi Peng 3 (伊鹏3), which was under investigation for its suspected role in severing two Baltic Sea undersea telecommunications cables—the C-Lion1 cable connecting Finland and Germany and the BCS East-West Interlink connecting Sweden and Lithuania—on November 17-18, 2024.  The ambassador said that China “attaches great importance to protecting the safety and security of undersea infrastructure” but provided no specific details about the vessel. She also condemned Lithuania’s expulsion of three Chinese diplomats, defended Beijing’s response to Estonia’s 2024 parliamentary delegation controversy, and reiterated standard positions on Taiwan and Ukraine.