Batanes

Batanes is a province and group of islands in the northernmost part of the Philippines, located close to Taiwan. It is a strategic Philippine territory.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to sovereignty claims made by Chinese academics, which have been rejected by the Philippines.

Latest on Batanes

• Chinese research ship near the Batanes sparks undersea cable concerns in Manila
• Does Beijing own Batanes? Why Chinese scholars’ claim is a warning shot to Manila
• Why a Chinese academic claim over Batanes has unsettled the Philippines
• Philippines rejects Chinese academics’ sovereignty claims to Batanes Islands
• scholars at the event claimed the islands belonged to Taiwan and, on that basis, fell under overall Chinese sovereignty

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