The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and countering gray-zone activity, or military coercion below the threshold of armed conflict, Reuters reported on Oct. 21. China responded on Oct. 22 by demanding that Manila adhere to its "one China" policy, which regards Taiwan as part of China.
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