Publication of the findings of Dr. Olle Rodriguez immediately sparked a great deal of controversy in the academic community. The University of Barcelona responded by inviting a panel of five noted specialists in the field to review his work. The panel included Professor R. Ptak of Munich University, an expert on the Ming dynasty, especially the history of Chinese maritime communications in the 16th and 17th centuries.
歐陽平博士的論文一提出，引起學術界爭議，巴塞隆納大學特別慎重其事，請來五位歐洲學術界相關領域權威共同審核，專精十六、七世紀中國海交史及明朝歷史的慕尼黑大學教授譚克即為其中最具代表性的專家。