Why an Unofficial Claim to Batanes Still Matters
Lowell Bautista
Some Chinese scholars have argued that Batanes in the northern Philippines belongs to China via Taiwan. The claim is weak, but over time it can be politically useful.

Lowell Bautista
Some Chinese scholars have argued that Batanes in the northern Philippines belongs to China via Taiwan. The claim is weak, but over time it can be politically useful.
Eugene Mark
The next administration has a chance to right the wrongs perpetuated by the outgoing president, whose administration has allowed private and vested interests to overrule or ignore indigenous land rights in Indonesia’s hungry quest for development.
Le Hong Hiep
Fuelled by inconsistent land management and historical ambiguity over land use rights, land disputes remain a persistent problem in Vietnam. While these disputes rarely affect foreign investors, it is a thorny political issue that the CPV will need to resolve.