South China Sea: US has declared China's Maritime Claims as Illegal. Game over for China

So when zheng he sailed 500 years ago, vietnam was under malay rule.
The cham royalty even married Javanese royal bride.

Cheng Ho's voyages were mostly diplomatic in nature, not colonial nor piracy. So even if he visited Philippines before the Spanish arrived, it doesn't mean that chinkland has territorial rights over Philippines.
 
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