中越北部湾划界谈判及其对解决海疆争端的启示

冷战结束以来 ,随着我国陆疆问题的基本解决 ,我国与周边国家的海疆问题却凸现出来。其中 ,南海争端与中日东海钓鱼岛争端一直被视为较为严重的问题。而在南海争端中 ,中越北部湾划界问题与南沙争端又被视为“重中之重”。但是 ,中越北部湾划界谈判经过两国政府共同努力 ,终于在 2 0 0 0年圣诞节成功签约 ,2 0 0 4年 6月 2 5日中国人大常委会正式批准生效。睦邻外交战略和两国最高领导人“一锤定音”的高瞻远瞩 ,在中越北部湾谈判中起了决定性作用。这给我国其他海疆问题的解决提供了理论与实践的参考

Gulf of Tonkin Demarcation Negotiations and their Implications for Remaining Maritime Disputes

Since the end of the Cold War, with the resolution of most of China's land border disputes, and with the going into effect of the UN new Law of the Sea, sruggle over maritime resources grew more and more intense, and China's maritime disputes with its neighbors become more prominent. Maritime disputes in the South China Sea and China's dispute with Japan over the Diao Yu islands have been considered difficult problems. In the South China Sea, China's dispute with Vietnam over the demarcation of the Gulf of Tonkin and dispute over the Nansha Islands have been considered the most difficult problem. However, more than twenty years of rigorous negotiations finally bore fruit with the signing of a demarcation treaty on Christmas Day 2000 between China and Vietnam. The treaty was ratified by the Standing Committee of National People's Congress of the PRC on June 25 th), 2004 and entered into force immediately. The "Good-Neighbor" diplomatic strategy and the farsightedness of the two countries' highest leaders played a decisive role in the negotiations. The success of these negotiations has theoretical implications and practical applications which increase the chances of resolving remaining maritime disputes.