BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to maintain communication with relevant parties and jointly safeguard the security of international underwater infrastructure, its Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks in response to a question about a Chinese ship in Danish waters and the investigation by Finland and Sweden into the two fiber optic data telecommunications cables. severed in the Baltic Sea.

Lin said he was not aware of the details of the ship.

The Danish military said on Wednesday it remained near the Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, currently stationary in a strait between Denmark and Sweden, but did not mention the cable breaks or explain why it remained on board the ship.