Today the country’s highly disputed “nine-dash line”— which China claims demarcates its control of the South China Sea—almost exactly maps the route taken six centuries ago by Zheng He ...

A man named Zheng He led the charge. A complex, multi-talented character, Zheng He rose from slave to top naval commander, diplomat, and world explorer. His father was descended from Persians and ...

The Galle Trilingual Inscription, a relic of China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) legendary navigator and diplomat Zheng He's voyages, jointly nominated by China and Sri Lanka, has been officially ...