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Chinese scholars claim Batanes, unsettling Philippines amid regional talks · 2 sources tracked

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Chinese scholars have asserted that the Batanes archipelago, located between Taiwan and the Philippines, legally belongs to Taiwan and thus falls under Chinese sovereignty. This claim, made at a June 30 symposium hosted by Jinan University in Guangzhou, has unsettled the Philippines, whose historians and officials dispute the scholars' interpretation of historical, geographical, and treaty-based evidence. The symposium was reportedly convened in response to recent maritime border talks between Japan and the Philippines, suggesting the academic assertions may signal Beijing's strategic interests and potential dissatisfaction with regional diplomatic developments. AI

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fan Chen ·

    Does Beijing own Batanes? Why Chinese scholars’ claim is a warning shot to Manila

    Chinese scholars have drawn fierce pushback from Manila by claiming Beijing should have sovereignty over the Batanes Islands, while analysts said the academic assertions served as a warning shot amid Japanese-Philippine maritime border talks. The archipelago, located between Taiw…

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alan Robles,Raissa Robles ·

    Why a Chinese academic claim over Batanes has unsettled the Philippines

    A university symposium in Guangzhou has placed the Philippines’ northernmost province of Batanes at the centre of a new argument over history, geography and sovereignty, after scholars at the event claimed the islands belonged to Taiwan and, on that basis, fell under overall Chin…

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