If a cable goes down, isn't the traffic just re-routed? Don't see the point of intentional damage here.
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.
Cost of new anchor = X
Cost of fixing cable = >>X
Damage = done
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.