Other Chinese social media users falsely claimed that Palawan's name had been "restored" by their government to Zheng He Island last month. One content creator named Travel Brother on Chinese ...
NHCP handout photo MANILA — Posts calling Palawan as "Zheng He Island" on Chinese social media apps are inaccurate, as the Chinese explorer it was allegedly named after travelled to seas west of ...
These posts suggested that Palawan was originally called Zheng He Island, named after a Chinese explorer who conducted voyages across Asia in the early 15th century. According to the circulated ...