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22 cases matching East Asia. The map shows the same set.

Cases shown on the atlas, with collection, region and locator description
Case	Collection	Region	Locator
Aceh	Historical independence	East Asia	Aceh
Chin self-government movements	Autonomy and Indigenous self-government	East Asia	Chin State
Cordillera self-government	Autonomy and Indigenous self-government	East Asia	Cordillera Administrative Region
East Turkestan / Uyghur independence movement	Independence movements	East Asia	Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Hmong self-determination projects	Independence movements	East Asia	Phou Bia region, Laos
Hong Kong self-determination and independence advocacy	Political status and decolonisation	East Asia	Hong Kong
Kachin self-determination	Autonomy and Indigenous self-government	East Asia	Kachin State
Karen self-determination	Autonomy and Indigenous self-government	East Asia	Kayin (Karen) State
Karenni self-determination	Independence movements	East Asia	Kayah (Karenni) State
Khmer Krom self-determination	Independence movements	East Asia	Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam
Moro / Bangsamoro self-determination	Autonomy and Indigenous self-government	East Asia	Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Patani	Independence movements	East Asia	Patani (southern Thailand)
Rakhine / Arakan political-status movements	Independence movements	East Asia	Rakhine State
Riau independence proposals	Historical independence	East Asia	Riau
Ryukyu / Okinawan self-determination	Independence movements	East Asia	Okinawa Prefecture
Shan self-determination	Autonomy and Indigenous self-government	East Asia	Shan State
South Moluccas	Historical independence	East Asia	Maluku (Moluccas)
Southern / Inner Mongolian self-determination	Independence movements	East Asia	Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Taiwan political status	Political status and decolonisation	East Asia	Taiwan
Tibetan political-status movements	Autonomy and Indigenous self-government	East Asia	Tibet Autonomous Region
Wa political status	Autonomy and Indigenous self-government	East Asia	Wa Self-Administered Division
West Papua	Independence movements	East Asia	West Papua (Western New Guinea)