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Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect cables
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and addressing “gray-zone” activity, despite Manila’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. China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has overlapping
Advanced analysis (spheres, detailed sources, paid analyses)
Event date
exact date
Coverage
9 outlets · 9 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Arab Emirates, France, United Kingdom, Hungary, India +3
English
Countries concerned
Philippines, Taiwan
Diplomacy · intensity 0.0 · tone 1.00
In 5 seconds
Covered mainly by the Western sphere (50%); silent in Global South.
Western 50%Sino-Russian & BRICS 25%Arab-Muslim world 25%Global South 0%
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
In 30 seconds
- Confirmed by 4 outlets in 4 countries.
- Ignored by Global South.
- Propagation: first reported by telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com (India), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
Western
- Philippines Exploring Deeper Cooperation with Taiwan to Protect Undersea Cablesgcaptain.com · France
- Philippines Eyes Closer Taiwan Ties to Protect Vital Undersea Cablesmoderndiplomacy.eu · Hungary
Sino-Russian & BRICS
- Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect cablestelecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com · India
Arab-Muslim world
- Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect undersea cablesKhaleej Times · United Arab Emirates
Global South
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Coverage analysis
Analyzing coverage…
Event sources
- Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect cablestelecom.economictimes.indiatimes.comIndeIndia → PhilippinesEnglish
- Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect undersea cablesKhaleej TimesÉmirats arabes unisUnited Arab Emirates → PhilippinesEnglish
- Philippines Exploring Deeper Cooperation with Taiwan to Protect Undersea Cablesgcaptain.comFranceFrance → PhilippinesEnglish
- Philippines Eyes Closer Taiwan Ties to Protect Vital Undersea Cablesmoderndiplomacy.euHungaryHungary → PhilippinesEnglish