James Chin is professor of Asian studies at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia.
Governments should recognize citizens' cross-border communities

Boats anchored at a river mouth at Tanjung Labian, one of the nearest points in Sabah, Malaysia to the Philippines: Locals have traveled across the Sulu Sea for years. © Reuters
James Chin is professor of Asian studies at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia.