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Full Title

2000 Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Delimitation of the Territorial Seas, Exclusive Economic Zones and Continental Shelves of the Two Countries in the Beibu Gulf / Bac Bo Gulf

Short Title / Abbreviations

2000 China-Vietnam Boundary Agreement / Sino-Vietnamese Agreement on Maritime Boundary Delimitation in the Gulf of Tonkin

CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 2336 UNTS 179
Date of Adoption 25/12/2000
Place of Adoption Beijing, China
Dispute settlement provisions

“ARTICLE X

Any dispute between the two Contracting Parties relating to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled through friendly consultations and negotiations.”

Annexes

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Date of Entry into Force

30/06/2004

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

“ARTICLE XI

This Agreement shall be ratified by the two Contracting Parties and shall enter into force on the date of exchange of the instruments of ratification. The instruments of ratification will be exchanged in Ha Noi.”

General Status 2 Parties as of 08/07/2024
Links to Current Status/Reservations United Nations Treaty Collection
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam Signature 25/12/2000
Ratification 30/06/2004
Related Instruments
Related Instruments

1999 Chinese-Vietnamese Treaty on Land Boundary

2000 Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Demarcation of the Territorial Seas of the Beibu Bay

2000 Agreement on Fishery Co-operation in the Tonkin Gulf between the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

2001 Agreement on Basic Principles Guiding the Settlement of Sea Issues between the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

2004 Protocol Additional to the Agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Fishery Cooperation in the Beibu Bay

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