The Philippine Navy on Tuesday described posts on Chinese social media apps calling Palawan “Zheng He Island” as “baseless” ...

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines says the claim is ‘baseless and inaccessible historical fiction.’ Historians also say Zheng He never set foot in the Philippines.

A number of Chinese social media users claim Palawan was originally called Zheng He Island and that its name has been ...

The Chinese government has not publicly staked a claim to Palawan. While the Chinese platforms are not official government ...

During his revolt, Zhu Di's right-hand man had been the Muslim eunuch Zheng He, whom he now appointed to command the treasure fleet. At the start of the first of Zheng He's epic voyages in 1403 ...