Research of Establishment and Delimitation of Cross-Strait Territorial Sea
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Haneda, Tetsu
Abstract
The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an international agreement dealing with all traditional aspects of ocean governance and uses. It was signed on December 10, 1982. The People''s Republic of China (PRC: China) has ratified UNCLOS in 1996. Also in 1996, China declared its first offshore base points and straight baselines from the mainland to the Hainan, ,and the Xisha (Paracel) Islands. On the other hand, the Republic of China (ROC: Taiwan) also declared its first offshore base points and straight baselines from Taiwan ,its Appurtenant Islands and the Dungsha(Pratas) Islands. On Territorial Sea, Taiwan and China must execute UNCLOS Article16 (Charts and lists of geographical coordinates on Territorial Sea) ; “The baselines for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea determined in accordance with articles 7, 9 and 10, or the limits derived therefrom, and the lines of delimitation drawn in accordance with articles 12 and 15 shall be shown on charts of a scale or scales adequate for ascertaining their position. Alternatively, a list of geographical coordinates of points, specifying the geodetic datum, may be substituted. The coastal State shall give due publicity to such charts or lists of geographical coordinates and shall deposit a copy of each such chart or list with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.”
In 2004, China signed agreements with Vietnam on boundary Territorial Sea, EEZ and CS delimitations in the Tonkin (Beibu) Gulf that took effect in 2004. This was the first time for China to reach maritime delimitation agreements under UNCLOS. And both countries must execute UNCLOS Article16 and 75, 84.
Although I checked these agreements, related research and UN-website, but it is not clear where and how each baseline along the both countries coastlines and islands in Beibu Gulf was drawn or not.
In this master paper, from the viewpoints of international law and geography referring official declaration on Territorial Sea, related research and “limits in the sea” by US Department of State, I research the establishment and the delimitation of Cross-Strait Territorial Sea. Concerning above geographical verifications, this paper adopt GIS and Cross-Strait authorized official charts clearing up both geographical coordinates and datum.
Subjects
Taiwan
China
Territorial Sea
Baseline
Basepoint
Straight Baseline
datum
chart
Vietnam
Gulf of Beibu
Tonkin
SDGs
Type
thesis
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