German automaker Volkswagen and Chinese electric car firm Xpeng announced Monday plans to expand new super-fast charging stations across China, opening their networks to each other.

China's Xpeng Motors and Volkswagen have agreed to expand their partnership to cooperate on ultra-fast electric vehicle charging networks in China, the automakers said on Monday. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to open their respective fast-charging networks to each other's customers,

Key Takeaways XPeng and Volkswagen will work together to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations in China. The two carmakers expect to produce more than 20,000 charging units to be installed in 420 cities.

Taiwan suspects China of being behind damage to a crucial subsea communications cable just off its northern coast, which occurred last week.

The telecommunications cable connecting Taiwan to the mainland has been cut. Due to bad weather, a suspected vessel, a tanker under the Cameroonian flag, could not be detained and continued its journey to South Korea.

The telecommunications cable connecting Taiwan to the mainland has been severed. Due to adverse weather, a suspected vessel—a tanker flying under the Cameroonian flag—could not be detained and continued its journey to South Korea.

China slammed the U.S. Treasury's sanctions against cybersecurity firm Integrity Technology Group for its alleged role in hacking incidents.

On Friday, the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Chinese company Integrity Technology by restricting its access to U.S. property and bank accounts.

China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure