Dossier
Batanes
Coverage of Batanes in the Nexus archive.
- Why a Chinese academic claim over Batanes has unsettled the Philippines
A university symposium in Guangzhou claimed the Philippine province of Batanes belongs to Taiwan and thus under Chinese sovereignty, sparking rejection from Philippine historians and officials. The claim, based on disputed geography and dynastic history, was presented at a June 30 event hosted by Jinan University.