Think tank slams Chinese tabloid over Batanes claim

MANILA, Philippines — The “repeated resurrection” of China’s false claims over Batanes is a “clear attempt to manufacture ambiguity” about the Philippines’ sovereignty over its northernmost province, think tank Stratbase Institute said on Sunday. In a statement, Stratbase Institute president Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit condemned an opinion piece published by China’s state-run Global Times, which