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NMC: Chinese claims on Palawan part of Beijing’s 'cognitive warfare'
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has refuted claims on Chinese social media asserting China's ownership over Palawan Island.
These claims falsely state that Palawan, renamed 'Zheng He Island', has been under Chinese ownership and governance for 1,000 years.
The NHCP described these claims as 'baseless and inaccessible historical fiction' built on 'questionable historical data'.
The National Maritime Council (NMC) also debunked the claims, calling them 'cognitive warfare'.
NMC spokesman Undersecretary Alexander Lopez stated that while Admiral Zheng visited Southeast Asia, there is no historical record of him visiting Palawan.
Lopez emphasized that any past visits by foreign figures do not grant territorial claims.
Palawan has always been and will always be part of Philippine territory, with no debate.
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