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China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has overlapping claims with both Taiwan and the Philippines in the South China Sea.<br \/>Felipe F. Carino III, Manila&#8217;s deputy chief of mission in Washington, told a seminar this &#8220;pragmatic and practical approach&#8221; with Taiwan was necessary to protect mutual interests in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and addressing &#8220;gray-zone&#8221; activity, despite Manila&#8217;s one-China policy, which recognizes Beijing and not Taipei, a Philippine diplomat said on Wednesday.The Philippines and Taiwan have repeatedly complained about Chinese activities designed to pressure the countries without direct confrontation. 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