Chinese research vessel lingered above critical Pacific undersea communications infrastructureTaiwan's Coast Guard warned the vessel to turn away from the Pacific Light Cable NetworkWindward linked slow vessel movements with recognized intelligence-gathering behaviorA Chinese-flagged research vessel was recently observed loitering directly above an undersea cable system connecting Taiwan to the United States.Taiwan's Coast Guard filmed the encounter and warned the 200-foot ship to alter its course away from the cable route.The cable is the Pacific Light Cable Network, an 8,000-mile fiber-optic system linking Taiwan, the Philippines and the US.Latest Videos FromTechRadarA pattern consistent with intelligence gatheringMaritime analysis platform Windward tracked the…